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Where is Romania?

Romania is a country in Europe.

Romania in gold; its neighbours are lighter. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
Europe
Region
Balkans
Land borders
5: Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine
Area
About 240,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Eastern
Capital city
44.43° N, 26.10° E

About Romania

Romanian descends from the Latin of the Roman province of Dacia, alone among the Balkan languages. Vlad Țepeș fought the Ottomans and became Bram Stoker's Dracula. Nicolae Ceaușescu was tried and shot on 25 December 1989.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 2 on 7 September 2026 (#6), hardest clue first:

  1. A Latin-speaking island in a sea of Slavic and Hungarian neighbours, ringed by the Carpathians.
  2. Its 15th-century prince Vlad III inspired a Victorian novel's vampire.
  3. Its 1989 revolution ended with the execution of its dictator on Christmas Day.
  4. The Danube delta, Europe's largest wetland, spreads across its eastern coast.

Round 3 on 16 September 2026 (#15), hardest clue first:

  1. A Latin-speaking island in a sea of Slavic and Hungarian neighbours, ringed by the Carpathians.
  2. Its 15th-century prince Vlad III inspired a Victorian novel's vampire.
  3. Its 1989 revolution ended with the execution of its dictator on Christmas Day.
  4. The Danube delta, Europe's largest wetland, spreads across its eastern coast.

Round 3 on 23 September 2026 (#22), hardest clue first:

  1. A Latin-speaking island in a sea of Slavic and Hungarian neighbours, ringed by the Carpathians.
  2. Its 15th-century prince Vlad III inspired a Victorian novel's vampire.
  3. Its 1989 revolution ended with the execution of its dictator on Christmas Day.
  4. The Danube delta, Europe's largest wetland, spreads across its eastern coast.

Round 2 on 23 October 2026 (#52), hardest clue first:

  1. A prince briefly united its three principalities under one rule in May 1600.
  2. About 5 percent of its area is protected across 13 national parks and three biosphere reserves.
  3. It is one of only four nations to have played in each of the first three World Cups.
  4. Peles Castle and Corvin Castle rank among its most popular tourist attractions.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Romania. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.