Romania
Romania
- Capital: Bucharest
- Eastern Europe
- 5 neighbours in Travle
Romania overview
Romania is in Eastern Europe, Europe. Its capital is Bucharest. The World Bank counts about 19.0 million people for 2025 on 238,397 km² of surface area.
In the Travle map, Romania has 5 neighbours: Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine. From there, 125 countries can be reached by land.
Population, density and language
The World Bank counts 19,020,271 people in Romania for 2025, which is 67th of 170 by population. Spread over 238,397 km² of surface area (2024), that is about 80 people per km², 77th of 169 by density.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.TOTL), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Rankings compare the entries in Travle's country list that have World Bank data (170 with population, 169 with surface area). Some list entries are territories, so a rank here is not a rank among sovereign states.
| Language | Share (est.) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Romanian | 90% | official |
| English | 31% | — |
| French | 12% | — |
| Spanish | 10% | — |
| Hungarian | 6.6% | — |
| German | 0.21% | — |
CLDR shares are estimates of people who use each language, so they can add up to more than 100%.
How big is Romania, really?
With 238,397 km² (2024, land plus inland water), Romania is 82nd of 169 by surface area and covers 0.17% of the combined area of those entries.
In that ordering, Ghana (238,539 km²) is just larger; Laos (236,800 km²) just smaller.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; checked 2026-10-19.Romania at a glance
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Region
- Eastern Europe, Europe
- Population
- 19,020,271 (2025)
- Surface area
- 238,397 km² (2024)
- Density
- 80 people per km²
- Official languages
- Romanian
- Currency
- Romanian Leu (RON)
- Calling code
- +40
- Internet domain
- .ro
- Land neighbours
- 5 (Natural Earth) · 5 (Travle)
Each figure is sourced in its own section below. "Not available" means no source used on this page has the figure.
Romania within Eastern Europe
Natural Earth places Romania in Eastern Europe (UN subregion). Of the 10 entries from Travle's country list in that subregion, Romania is 4th by population and 4th by surface area, with 6.8% of the combined population of those entries.
| Country | Population (2025) | Area km² (2024) |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 143,513,328 | 17,125,190 |
 Ukraine | 38,980,376 | 603,550 |
 Poland | 36,435,861 | 313,940 |
| Romania | 19,020,271 | 238,397 |
 Czechia | 10,886,878 | 78,871 |
 Hungary | 9,514,251 | 93,030 |
 Belarus | 9,085,991 | 207,629 |
 Bulgaria | 6,433,302 | 111,000 |
 Slovakia | 5,413,813 | 49,030 |
 Moldova | 2,360,527 | 33,849 |
Sources: World Bank WDI (SP.POP.TOTL, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), data updated 2026-10-08; subregion from Natural Earth 1:110m. A dash means the World Bank has no figure.
Location, borders and position
Romania is in Eastern Europe, Europe. Its outline in Natural Earth lies in the northern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. Its capital, Bucharest, is at about 44.4° N and 26.1° E.
On land, Natural Earth's boundary data gives Romania 5 neighbours; the Travle game map gives it 5.
Sources: Natural Earth 1:110m (outline and capital) and 1:10m boundary lines (neighbours), public domain.
Where Romania is on the map
Countries bordering Romania
Natural Earth's boundary data and the Travle map agree on these 5 land neighbours.
| Country | Direction | Land boundary in Natural Earth | Border in Travle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | south | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | west | Yes | Yes |
| Moldova | north-east | Yes | Yes |
 Serbia | south-west | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | north-east | Yes | Yes |
Geographic column: Natural Earth 1:10m Admin-0 boundary lines (land) 5.1.0 (public domain), checked 2026-10-19; Natural Earth shows de facto boundaries and does not settle disputes. Travle column: the game's own border map.
Money and language in Romania
Currency
- Romanian Leu: code RON, numeric 946. ISO 4217 lists it for this country only.
Official languages
- Romanian: official in 2 territories in CLDR, including Romania.
CLDR is a technical reference, not a legal text. Laws and constitutions can describe languages differently.
Currency, domain and dialling code
- Currency
- Romanian Leu (RON)
Source: Unicode CLDR release-48-2 currencyData (region RO); code, name and number from ISO 4217 list one (SIX), published 2026-09-17; checked 2026-10-19. - Internet domain
- .ro
Source: IANA Root Zone Database; checked 2026-10-19. - International dialling code
- +40
Source: ITU, List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes (position on 15 December 2016); checked 2026-10-19. - Time
- UTC+02:00 in January, UTC+03:00 in July (2026)
IANA zones: Europe/Bucharest
Source: IANA Time Zone Database 2026e (zone.tab); UTC offsets computed for 15 Jan and 15 Jul 2026 with Node.js ICU tz 2026a; checked 2026-10-19.
Romania codes and abbreviations
| Standard | Code |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | RO |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | ROU |
| ISO 3166-1 numeric | 642 |
| ISO 4217 currency (Romanian Leu) | RON · 946 |
| Country-code top-level domain | .ro |
| ITU-T E.164 country code | +40 |
Sources: Natural Earth (ISO 3166-1), ISO 4217 list one (SIX), IANA Root Zone Database, ITU E.164 list; linked with dates in the sections above.
Fun facts about Romania
- The longest Travle trip from Romania takes 12 steps, to Lesotho.
- UNESCO lists 11 World Heritage properties in Romania; the earliest inscription dates from 1991.
Each fact is calculated from the sources cited on this page.
How far can you travel from Romania in Travle?
Starting from Romania and moving one border at a time, this is how many countries in the game's map you reach at each step. Countries that need a sea crossing never appear, because the game only follows land borders.
| Steps | Countries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | 24 | |
| 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 5 | |
| 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | 14 | |
| 9 | 12 | |
| 10 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 |
In total 125 of the 171 other countries in the map can be reached by land. The longest trips take 12 steps and end in Lesotho. The other 46 cannot be reached without crossing the sea (18 in North America, 13 in South America, 6 in Oceania, 5 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in Africa).
Nearby routes from Romania
Shortest land routes in the game's map to the countries up to 3 steps away. There can be several routes of the same length; this list shows one. The section above shows how many countries are reachable in total.
- Bulgaria: 1 step (Romania → Bulgaria)
- Hungary: 1 step (Romania → Hungary)
- Moldova: 1 step (Romania → Moldova)
- Serbia: 1 step (Romania → Serbia)
- Ukraine: 1 step (Romania → Ukraine)
Albania: 2 steps (Romania → Serbia → Albania)
Austria: 2 steps (Romania → Hungary → Austria)- Belarus: 2 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Belarus)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2 steps (Romania → Serbia → Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Croatia: 2 steps (Romania → Hungary → Croatia)
Greece: 2 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Greece)
Montenegro: 2 steps (Romania → Serbia → Montenegro)
North Macedonia: 2 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → North Macedonia)- Poland: 2 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Poland)
- Russia: 2 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia)
- Slovakia: 2 steps (Romania → Hungary → Slovakia)
Slovenia: 2 steps (Romania → Hungary → Slovenia)
Turkey: 2 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey)
Armenia: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Armenia)
Azerbaijan: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Azerbaijan)
China: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → China)- Czechia: 3 steps (Romania → Hungary → Austria → Czechia)
Estonia: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → Estonia)
Finland: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → Finland)
Georgia: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Georgia)
Germany: 3 steps (Romania → Hungary → Austria → Germany)
Iran: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Iran)
Iraq: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Iraq)
Italy: 3 steps (Romania → Hungary → Austria → Italy)
Kazakhstan: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → Kazakhstan)
Latvia: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Belarus → Latvia)
Lithuania: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Belarus → Lithuania)
Mongolia: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → Mongolia)
North Korea: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → North Korea)
Norway: 3 steps (Romania → Ukraine → Russia → Norway)
Switzerland: 3 steps (Romania → Hungary → Austria → Switzerland)
Syria: 3 steps (Romania → Bulgaria → Turkey → Syria)
World Heritage in Romania
UNESCO lists 11 World Heritage properties in Romania: 9 cultural and 2 natural. The first, inscribed in 1991, was Danube Delta.
- Danube Delta (natural, inscribed 1991)
- Churches of Moldavia (cultural, inscribed 1993)
- Hurezi Monastery (cultural, inscribed 1993)
- Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania (cultural, inscribed 1993)
- Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains (cultural, inscribed 1999)
- Historic Centre of Sighişoara (cultural, inscribed 1999)
- Wooden Churches of Maramureş (cultural, inscribed 1999)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (natural, inscribed 2007, shared with other countries)
- Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (cultural, inscribed 2021, on the List in Danger)
- Brâncuși Monumental Ensemble of Târgu Jiu (cultural, inscribed 2024)
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia (cultural, inscribed 2024)
Source: UNESCO World Heritage List (XML feed); checked 2026-10-19. Names as listed by UNESCO; descriptions on this page are our own.
Romania — frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Romania?
Bucharest.
Which countries border Romania?
On land, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, according to Natural Earth's boundary data. The Travle map uses the same neighbours.
What currency and language does Romania use?
The currency is the Romanian Leu (RON). Unicode CLDR gives Romanian official status.
How far can you travel from Romania in Travle?
Following land borders only, 125 countries are reachable. The farthest need 12 steps: Lesotho.
How many people live in Romania?
The World Bank counts 19,020,271 people for 2025.
How big is Romania?
238,397 km² of surface area (2024), according to the World Bank.
What is the dialling code and internet domain of Romania?
The international dialling code is +40 and the country-code domain is .ro.
What time zone does Romania use?
UTC+02:00 in January, UTC+03:00 in July (2026).
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