Capital of Romania, Bucharest is the first city in the country in terms of size (228 square km) and importance (political, commercial, banking - financial, economical, cultural, touristic).
The city is located in the southern part of the country, in the centre of the Romanian Plain, at a distance of about 60 km from the Danube River, 100 km from the Carpathian Mountains and 250 km from the Black Sea. The average altitude is 60 meters.
