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Romania is situated in the South-Eastern part of Central Europe at the contact
with Eastern Europe and the Balkan peninsula. It stretches between a
latitude of 43 deg 37"07'N & 48 deg 15"06'N, and between longitude 20 deg 15"44'
& 29 deg 41"24'E. It lies at the intersection of the 45N parallel and the
25E meridian.
Romania's land frontier of 3,185 km separates it from Hungary and Yugoslavia (W
& SW), Bulgaria (S), the Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova (N, NE & E). Also
on the South Eastern part Romania has a coastline to the Black Sea.
Lying at the crossroads of the major links of communication between the Western
and Eastern worlds, Romania has always been in an important geopolitical zone
for the stability of the whole continent.
With a surface area of 238,391 sq km (4.8% of Europe), Romania ranks 11th for
continental Europe and 79th in the World.
The three main regions of Romania are the historical provinces of Walachia,
Transylvania and Moldavia, which no longer have any administrative function.
For more about Romania follow the links below or read the whole text on Romanian Geography here
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