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Administrative map of Romania. The colors represent the historical principalities of Romania, as follows:
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The judeţe (translated to English as "counties") are administrative units of Romania.

List of counties

As of 2003, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows:

Name Common
Abbrev		 Capital Area (km2)
AlbaABAlba Iulia6,242
AradARArad7,754
ArgeşAGPiteşti6,862
BacăuBCBacău6,621
BihorBHOradea7,544
Bistriţa-NăsăudBNBistriţa5,355
BotoşaniBTBotoşani4,986
BraşovBVBraşov5,363
BrăilaBRBrăila4,766
BuzăuBZBuzău6,103
Caraş-SeverinCSReşiţa8,514
CălăraşiCLCălăraşi5,088
ClujCJCluj-Napoca6,674
ConstanţaCTConstanţa7,071
CovasnaCVSfântu Gheorghe3,710
DâmboviţaDBTârgovişte4,054
DoljDJCraiova7,414
GalaţiGLGalaţi4,466
GiurgiuGRGiurgiu3,526
GorjGJTârgu Jiu5,602
HarghitaHRMiercurea Ciuc6,639
HunedoaraHDDeva7,063
IalomiţaILSlobozia4,453
IaşiISIaşi5,476
IlfovIFBuftea1,583
MaramureşMMBaia Mare6,304
MehedinţiMHDrobeta-Turnu Severin4,933
MureşMSTârgu Mureş6,714
NeamţNTPiatra Neamţ5,896
OltOTSlatina5,498
PrahovaPHPloieşti4,716
Satu MareSMSatu Mare4,418
SălajSJZalău3,864
SibiuSBSibiu5,432
SuceavaSVSuceava8,553
TeleormanTRAlexandria5,790
TimişTMTimişoara8,697
TulceaTLTulcea8,499
VasluiVSVaslui5,318
VâlceaVLRâmnicu Vâlcea5,765
VranceaVNFocşani4,857
BucureştiB(Bucharest municipality)

History

The earliest organization into "judeţe" was in the 15th century and each judeţ was ruled by a "jude", a person who had administrative and judicial functions. The modern administrative division into "judeţe" was done during the 19th century using the French departments system as an example: for each judeţ there exists a "prefect", who is the representative of the government to the county and the head of the local administration. Until 1948 each "judeţ" was divided into a number of "plăşi" (singular "plasă"), with each administered by a "pretor" (from the Latin "praetor"), named by the "prefect".

In 1938, King Carol II modified the Constitution, and after that the law of administration of the Romanian territory. It resulted ten "ţinuturi" (approx. translation: "lands"), ruled by "Rezidenţi Regali", appointed directly by the King. Due to World War II, the Second Vienna Award, the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact and the loss of territory that Romania suffered, this style of administration did not last long, the "judeţe" being reintroduced, until the rise of communism, in 1948.
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Romania divided in "ţinuturi" ("lands") in 1938
No.
on map		 Name Alternative Name Capital
1Ţinutul JiuŢinutul OltCraiova
2Ţinutul ArgeşŢinutul BucegiBucharest
3Ţinutul Mării-Constanţa
4Ţinutul DunăriiŢinutul Dunărea de JosGalaţi
5Ţinutul Nistru-Chişinău
6Ţinutul Prut-Iaşi
7Ţinutul Suceava-Cernăuţi
8Ţinutul MureşŢinutul Alba-IuliaAlba-Iulia
9Ţinutul CrişuriŢinutul SomeşCluj
10Ţinutul Timiş-Timişoara


The Communist party changed it to the Russian model (in raions), but it reverted to the current system (in 1968). In 1981 the former counties of Ilfov and Ialomiţa were re-organised into the present-day counties of Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Ialomiţa and Ilfov. Until 1995 Ilfov was not a proper county, but instead a dependency of Bucharest ("Sectorul Agricol Ilfov").

Historical counties

Merged or renamed

Originally (1927-1938) there were 71 judeţe
  • Baia - merged with Neamţ
  • Caraş - merged with Severin to form Caraş-Severin
  • Câmpulung - merged with Suceava
  • Ciuc - merged with Odorhei and renamed to Harghita
  • Covurlui - merged into Galaţi
  • Dorohoi - merged with Botoşani
  • Făgăraş - merged with Braşov
  • Fălciu - merged with Vaslui
  • Ialomiţa - divided between Ialomiţa and Călăraşi
  • Muscel - merged with Argeş
  • Odorhei - merged with Ciuc and renamed to Harghita
  • Putna - renamed to Vrancea
  • Rădăuţi - merged with Suceava
  • Râmnicu Sărat - divided between Vrancea, Buzău and Brăila
  • Roman - merged with Neamţ
  • Romanaţi - merged with Olt
  • Severin - merged with Caraş to form Caraş-Severin
  • Someş - divided between Maramureş, Cluj, Sălaj and Bistriţa-Năsăud
  • Târnava Mică - divided between Alba, Sibiu and Mureş
  • Târnava Mare - divided between Braşov, Sibiu and Mureş
  • Tecuci - divided between Galaţi, Bacău and Vaslui
  • Timiş-Torontal - renamed to Timiş
  • Trei Scaune - renamed to Covasna
  • Turda - divided between Cluj and Alba
  • Tutova - merged with Vaslui
  • Vlaşca - renamed to Giurgiu

Lost during WWII

To Bulgaria

To Ukraine

To Moldova

In Transnistria occupied during WWII

Nowadays, they are dividied between the Republic of Moldova (in Transnistria) and Ukraine.

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Counties of Romania
Alba • Arad • Argeş • Bacău • Bihor • Bistriţa-Năsăud • Botoşani • Braşov • Brăila • Buzău • Caraş-Severin • Călăraşi • Cluj • Constanţa • Covasna • Dmboviţa • Dolj • Galaţi • Giurgiu • Gorj • Harghita • Hunedoara • Ialomiţa • Iaşi • Ilfov • Maramureş • Mehedinţi • Mureş • Neamţ • Olt • Prahova • Satu Mare • Sălaj • Sibiu • Suceava • Teleorman • Timiş • Tulcea • Vaslui • Vlcea • Vrancea
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Parliament of Romania

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President Nicolae Văcăroiu, PSD
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Chamber of Deputies

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Houses Camera Deputaţilor
President Bogdan Olteanu, PNL
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