Country profile
Romania
Romania · Southeast Europe
👥 Population
19,020,271
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Bucharest
🗺 Area
238,391 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$428.68B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.845
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
80 /km²
💱 Currency
RON
Romanian leu
🗣 Languages
Romanian
About Romania
Romania is a country in Southeast Europe, with Bucharest as its capital. It is home to roughly 19.02 million people, giving a population density of about 80 people per square kilometre. The country covers 238,391 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $428.68B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.845. The official currency is the Romanian leu (RON), and the main language is Romanian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$935B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$49,077
GDP growth
0.7%
Inflation
7.2%
Unemployment
6.0%
👥 People
Life expectancy
76.5 yrs
Fertility rate
1.39
Pop. growth
-0.2%
Urban population
52.2%
Infant mortality /1k
6
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
91.3%
Literacy rate
99.2%
Physicians /1k
3.63
Renewable energy
23.6%
Travel & practical
Capital
Bucharest
Currency
RON
Dialing code
+40
Internet TLD
.ro
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Fun facts about Romania
- Romania is the 67th most populous country in the world, with about 19.02 million people.
- By land area it is the 81st-largest country in the world, covering 238,391 km².
- It has the world's 38th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($428.68B).
- Romania shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.845.
- Romania has a population density of about 80 people per square kilometre.
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