Which country or map area contains Bucharest?
Bucharest is shown within Romania in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Romania
- Region name
- Bucharest
- Approximate latitude
- 44.5° north
- Approximate longitude
- 26.1° east
- Country capital
- Bucharest
- Country currency
- Romanian leu
- World region
- Southeast Europe
Quick answers about Bucharest
What kind of place is Bucharest?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Bucharest on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 44.5° north latitude and 26.1° east longitude.
What is the capital of Romania?
The country capital is Bucharest.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.