There are 41 counties in Romania. The capital city of Bucharest is also considered separately.
Bucharest is also the largest city of Romania at the same time. Romania’s most populous city is Bucharest. You can see the map showing Romania’s counties below.
Counties of Romania
Alba
It has a population of 342,376. The surface area is 6,242 square kilometers.
Arad
It has a population of 430,629. The surface area is 7,754 square kilometers.
Argeș
It has a population of 612,431. The surface area is 6,862 square kilometers.
Bacău
It has a population of 616,168. The area is 6,621 square kilometers.
Bihor
It has a population of 575,398. The surface area is 7,544 square kilometers.
Bistrița-Năsăud
It has a population of 286,225. The surface area is 5,355 square kilometers.
Botoșani
It has a population of 412,626. The surface area is 4,986 square kilometers.
Brașov
It has a population of 549,217. The surface area is 5,363 square kilometers.
Brăila
It has a population of 321,212. The surface area is 4,766 square kilometers.
Bucharest
It has a population of 1,883,425. The surface area is 228 square kilometers.
Buzău
It has a population of 451,069. The surface area is 6,103 square kilometers.
Caraș-Severin
It has a population of 295,579. The surface area is 8,514 square kilometers.
Călărași
It has a population of 306,691. The surface area is 5,088 square kilometers.
Cluj
It has a population of 691,106. The surface area is 6,674 square kilometers.
Constanța
It has a population of 684,082. The surface area is 7,071 square kilometers.
Covasna
It has a population of 210,177. The surface area is 3,710 square kilometers.
Dâmbovița
It has a population of 518,745. The surface area is 4,054 square kilometers.
Dolj
It has a population of 660,544. The surface area is 7,414 square kilometers.
Galați
It has a population of 536,167. The surface area is 4,466 square kilometers.
Giurgiu
It has a population of 281,422. The surface area is 3,526 square kilometers.
Gorj
It has a population of 341,594. The surface area is 5,602 square kilometers.
Harghita
It has a population of 310,867. The surface area is 6,639 square kilometers.
Hunedoara
It has a population of 418,565. The surface area is 7,063 square kilometers.
Ialomița
It has a population of 274,148. The surface area is 4,453 square kilometers.
Iași
It has a population of 772,348. The surface area is 5,476 square kilometers.
Ilfov
It has a population of 388,738. The surface area is 1,583 square kilometers.
Maramureș
It has a population of 478,659. The surface area is 6,304 square kilometers.
Mehedinți
It has a population of 265,390. The surface area is 4,933 square kilometers.
Mureș
It has a population of 550,846. The surface area is 6,714 square kilometers.
Neamț
It has a population of 470,766. The surface area is 5,896 square kilometers.
Olt
It has a population of 436,400. The surface area is 5,498 square kilometers.
Prahova
It has a population of 762,886. The surface area is 4,716 square kilometers.
Satu Mare
It has a population of 344,360. The surface area is 4,418 square kilometers.
Sălaj
It has a population of 224,384. The surface area is 3,864 square kilometers.
Sibiu
It has a population of 397,322. The surface area is 5,432 square kilometers.
Suceava
It has a population of 634,810. The surface area is 8,553 square kilometers.
Teleorman
It has a population of 380,123. The surface area is 5,790 square kilometers.
Timiș
It has a population of 683,540. The surface area is 8,697 square kilometers.
Tulcea
It has a population of 213,083. The surface area is 8,499 square kilometers.
Vaslui
It has a population of 395,499. The surface area is 5,318 square kilometers.
Vâlcea
It has a population of 371,714. The surface area is 5,765 square kilometers.
Vrancea
It has a population of 340,310. The surface area is 4,857 square kilometers.
About Romania: Maps, Geography, Facts
Thanks to its natural, historical beauties Romania welcomes millions of tourists every year and grows ever more in terms of tourism. Bucharest is the most populous city and capital of the country. The official language is Romanian. German and Hungarian are spoken languages among the people. The Romanian currency is the currency.
It is located in Central Europe. Ukraine in the north and northeast, Moldova in the north, Hungary in the northwest, Serbia in the south, and Bulgaria in the south. In the east, there is a coast to the Black Sea.
Geography
The surface area of Romania is approximately 237,500 kilometers. It is located on the Black Sea coast in Southeast Europe. About two-thirds of Romania is mountainous and hilly, while the remaining three are highland and flatland. It forms the backbone of the Carpathian Mountain country. Drawing a wide curvature to the southeast, it stretches about 97 square kilometers and then returns to the west of the country where it takes the Transylvania Alps.
Governance
Romania, for the first time, adopted the Soviet development model. However, it became friendly with the western countries. By doing so, it managed to maintain his autonomy, which it had gained very difficultly. Romania was also influenced by the glasnost movement that began with Gorbachev in the USSR and encompassed all of Eastern Europe. To prevent this, the President of State Nicola Ceausescu hardened pressure and violence.
Thus the socialist regime in Romania ended. A National Liberation Front Council was established. Ion Iliescu was brought temporarily to the Presidency of the Council. In the free elections held on April 20, 1990, headed by Iliescu, took the majority of the votes and took over the administration. Romania thus moved into the parliamentary system and started to implement the free market economy.
Climate
A typical continental climate dominates in the country. The summer months are arid and hot, and the winters are hard and snowy. Autumn season is long, spring is short. While the average temperature is -3 degrees in January, it rises to 23 degrees in June.
Religion
80% of the population is Orthodox, 10% is Catholic. There are also some Muslims, Jews, Calvinists, and Lutherans.
Industry and Tourism
80% of the country’s economy is based on agriculture and 8% on the industry. 90% of the country’s land is cultivated. However, only about 40% of the national income of Romania is covered by agriculture. The country is one of the world’s leading cereal producer states. The most important agricultural products are corn, barley, wheat, sugarcane, grape, and fruit. In addition, oats, rye, vegetables, sunflower, soybean, tobacco, cotton, hemp, and linen are important products. Sheep, cattle and poultry breeding are common. Fishing is an important source of income. Romania is the world’s fourth-largest machinery and metalworking country. More tractors, locomotives, electrical tools, and road drilling equipment essential industrial products. The industry is mainly based on iron and steel. There is also chemical industry, construction materials, cement, timber, and wood industry, food industry, textile and fabric weaving, clothing and footwear manufacturing, rubber goods, and petroleum products industry.
Romania’s natural and historical beauties attract millions of tourists every year and these tourists make a great contribution to the economy of the country. Tourism is the most dynamic and fast-growing sector in the country. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, Romania is the 4th fastest growing country in tourism.
Population: 19,523,995
Population Density: 85 per Km2
Land Area: 230,170 Km ²