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Romania Facts and Country Information...

Romania is the 12th largest country in Europe and covers an area of 238400 square kilometers. It is situated at the convergence of Southeastern and Central Europe.

It is situated at the midpoint of the North Pole and the Equator. The country also has a coastline spanning 245 kilometers which is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

The terrain of the country is almost equally divided between mountains, plains and hills. The country rises up to heights of 2500 meters near the Carpathian Mountains and keep going down till they are just a few meters above the sea near the Danube Delta.

The Moldoveanu Mountain of the Fagaras Range is the tallest mountain in the country measuring up at 2544 meters. The second tallest mount is also in the same range and is called Negoiu (2535 m).

The Danube River runs for 1075 kilometers in the country and all other rivers are directly or indirectly its tributaries. The river drains itself into the Black Sea. However the most important rivers are: Olt River, Mures River, Prut River and Siret River. The rivers branch out in three directions from the central Carpathian Crown watering the entire country. The river are fed by monsoons and melting snow.