Country size comparison
compared to
United Kingdom is around the same size as Romania.
Romania is approximately 238,391 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 2% larger than Romania. Meanwhile, the population of Romania is ~18.5 million people (49.3 million more people live in United Kingdom).
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Moving from United Kingdom to Romania · UN DESA 2020
31,593 people born in United Kingdom live in Romania.
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