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Romania is shaped similar to an oval, it is almost completely surrounded by mountains. The Carpathian's enclose it on the north and east. Moldoveanul, the highest peak in the country, is in the Transylvanian Alps, to the south, which continues south to the Danube gorge as the Banat Mountains. A smaller group of ranges, the Bihor Mountains, is west of the basin. The remaining areas of Romania are predominantly lowlands. In the west are the lowlands of the Tisza Plain, which are usually referred to as the Banat, adjacent to the Yugoslavia border, and Crisana-Maramures, adjacent to Hungary. The most extensive plains are the lowlands of Walachia, located between the Transylvanian Alps and Bulgaria, and of Moldova, east of the Carpathian Mountains. Bordering the Black Sea in the extreme east and forming part of Dobrogea, is a low plateau, which continues south into Bulgaria. The most important river of Romania is the Danube. It demarcates the eastern part of the boundary with Yugoslavia, and most of the boundary with Bulgaria.Other important rivers, all part of the Danube system, are the Mures, Prut, Olt, and Siret. Romania has many small, freshwater mountain lakes. (Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

Area
total: 238,391 sq km land: 229,891 sq km  water: 8,500 sq km  (Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

Climate
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms (Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

Land Usage
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">arable land: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">39.49% <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">permanent crops: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">1.92% <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">other: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">58.59% (2005) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

<span class="category_data" style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; vertical-align: top;">Fresh Water Withdrawal
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">total: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: bottom;">6.5 cu km/yr <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">per capita: <span class="category_data" style="vertical-align: top;">299 cu m/yr (2003) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Natural Hazards
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Plants
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fruit trees are common in the foothills of the mountains. On the lower slopes are found forests of such deciduous trees as birch, beech, and oak. The forests of the higher altitudes are coniferous, consisting largely of pine and spruce trees. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

===<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Animals === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wild animal life is abundant in most parts of Romania. The larger animals, found chiefly in the Carpathian Mountains, include the wild boar, wolf, lynx, fox, bear, chamois, roe deer, and goat. In the plains, typical animals are the squirrel, hare, badger, and polecat. Many species of birds are abundant; the Danube delta region, now partly a nature preserve, is a stopover point for migratory birds. Among species of fish found in the rivers and offshore are pike, sturgeon, carp, flounder, herring, salmon, perch, and eel. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">References
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Romania. (2011, November 15). //Central Intelligence Agency Factbook//. Retrieved December 5, 2011, from @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Voinea, L. (n.d.). Romania. //DSP homepage//. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from @http://www.dsp.pub.ro/info/romania/romania.htm

Created by Chamiyah Pugh © cbpugh@ilstu.edu Date Created: November 28, 2011 Last Modified: December 12, 2011