Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate and an area of 238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi), with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe, and the sixth-most populous member of European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Timișoara, Constanța or Brașov.

Its economy is now based predominantly on services, but also as a producer and net exporter of machines and electric energy through companies such as Dacia Renault and OMV Petrom. Romania is a member of NATO since 2004, and part the European Union since 2007. The majority of Romania’s population are ethnic Romanian and religiously identify themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Romanian, a Romance language.