Geography (Romania)
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     Total area:
         237,500 km2
     Land area:
         230,340 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Oregon
     Land boundaries:
         2,508 km total; Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and
         Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (south) 169 km
     Coastline:
         225 km
     Maritime claims:
       Continental shelf:
         200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
       Exclusive economic zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         12 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers
         with frequent showers and thunderstorms
     Terrain:
         central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the plain of Moldavia on the
         east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on
         the south by the Transylvanian Alps
     Natural resources:
         crude oil (reserves being exhausted), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore,
         salt
     Land use:
         arable land 43%; permanent crops 3%; meadows and pastures 19%; forest and
         woodland 28%; other 7%; includes irrigated 11%
     Environment:
         frequent earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure
         and climate promote landslides; air pollution in south
     Note:
         controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova,
         and the Ukraine