Terrain Central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Wallachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps. Elevation extremes: lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Moldoveanu Peak 2,544 m, Negoiu Peak 2,535 m Natural resources petroleum (reserves steady to declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydro power Land use: arable land: 41% permanent crops: 3% permanent pastures: 21% forests and woodland: 29% other: 6% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 31,020 km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: earthquakes are most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides Environment Current issues: soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands Environment: international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol See also Administrative divisions of Romania List of cities in Romania Reservoirs and dams in Romania List of mountain peaks in Romania List of fish of the Black Sea References External links 2004 Romanian Statistical Yearbook - Geography, Meteorology and Environment