Top 10 largest cities in Romania

Top 10 Largest Cities in Romania Romania, officially the Republic of Romania, is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. It shares its borders with the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. The country has a total area of 238,000 square kilometers and a population of 20 million, making it the sixth largest member state of the European Union. Romania is a developing country, with an economy ranked 47th in the world in terms of GDP, with an annual growth rate of 7 percent according to 2017 figures, the highest in the European Union.

The largest city in Romania

Bucharest is the capital and largest city in Romania, as well as the country's cultural, industrial and financial center. The city is located in the southeast of Romania, about 60 km north of the Danube River. According to the 2011 census, the city had a population of 1.8 million within its borders, and about 2.2 million in the urban area, making it the fifth largest city in the European Union by population within city limits after Berlin, Madrid, Rome, and Paris. Bucharest's economy is the best and most prosperous in the whole of Romania, with a large number of conference facilities, educational institutes, cultural venues and recreational areas.