| Position: | Central Europe at equal distance from continental limits (North, West and East - 2,900km) in the lower Danube basin and on the Western shore of the Black Sea; |
| Neighbors: | Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia; |
| Population: | 22.6 million, 55% of the population living in urban areas; |
| Demographic trends: | Around 18% of the population are aged under 15 years, around 69% are of working age and around 13% are aged over 65. |
| Capital: | Bucharest |
| Other major cities: | Constanta; Iasi; Timisoara; Cluj-Napoca; Brasov |
| Airports: | Bucharest - “Otopeni”, “Baneasa”, Constanta - “Mihail Kogalniceanu”, Suceava, Arad, Timisoara ( all for international traffic) |
| Ports: | At the Black Sea: Constanta, Mangalia and Sulina(free port) On Danube: Turnu Severin, Turnu Magurele, Giurgiu, Oltenita, Cernavoda, Braila, Galati, Tulcea |
| Currency: | Leu (RON) |