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″E﻿ / ﻿44.43250°N 26.10389°E﻿ / 44.43250; 26.10389 Country Romania County Nonea First attested 1459 Government • Mayor Gabriela Firea (Social Democratic Party)[2] Area [3][4] • Capital city 228 km2 (88 sq mi) • Urban 285 km2 (110 sq mi) Elevation 55.8–91.5 m (183.1–300.2 ft) Population (2011)[5] • Capital city 1,883,425 • Estimate (2016)[6] 2,106,144 • Rank 1st in Romania (6th in EU) • Density 9,237/km2 (23,920/sq mi) • Metro 2,412,530[7] Demonyms Bucharester (en) bucureștean, bucureșteancă (ro) Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (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