Capital city in None, Romania Bucharest București Capital city From top, left to right: Central University Library Romanian Athenaeum Triumphal Arch Victory Avenue Palace of the Parliament CEC Palace Museum of Art Collections National Library of Romania Modernist skyscrapers Flag Coat of arms Nicknames: Micul Paris (The Little Paris), Paris of the East[1] Motto(s): Patria și dreptul meu (The Homeland and my right) Bucharest Location of Bucharest in Romania Show map of Romania Bucharest Bucharest (Europe) Show map of Europe Coordinates: 44°25′57″N 26°6′14″Eufeff / ufeff44.43250°N 26.10389°Eufeff / 44.43250; 26.10389 Country Romania County Nonea First attested 1459 Government •xa0Mayor Gabriela Firea (Social Democratic Party)[2] Area [3][4] •xa0Capital city 228xa0km2 (88xa0sqxa0mi) •xa0Urban 285xa0km2 (110xa0sqxa0mi) Elevation 55.8–91.5xa0m (183.1–300.2xa0ft) Population (2011)[5] •xa0Capital city 1,883,425 •xa0Estimate (2016)[6] 2,106,144 •xa0Rank 1st in Romania (6th in EU) •xa0Density 9,237/km2 (23,920/sqxa0mi) •xa0Metro 2,412,530[7] Demonyms Bucharester (en) bucureștean, bucureșteancă (ro) Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) •xa0Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) GDP (nominal) €47 billion[8] - Per capita PPP €40,400 HDI (2017) 0.914[9] – very high Website pmb.ro