Romania is the European country with a total area of 238,397 square kilometers and capital Bucharest.
Romania lies in southeastern Europe, on the lower Danube and along the western shore of the Black Sea. Its landscape combines the arc of the Carpathian Mountains, the Transylvanian Basin, rolling foothills, and broad plains. The Danube forms much of its southern frontier before reaching the Danube Delta, one of Europe’s great wetland regions.
Bucharest became Romania’s capital in 1862, after the union of Moldavia and Wallachia created the modern Romanian state. It remains the country’s largest city and principal political, financial, and cultural center. A common mix-up is confusing Romania with its neighbors: Hungary and Serbia are west of it, Bulgaria is south across the Danube, and Moldova lies to the east.
The area figure can vary slightly in different references depending on whether particular waters or measurement conventions are counted, but 238,397 square kilometers is the standard figure used for this quiz clue.