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In 1981 the Ilfov County was divided into a so-called "Agricultural Sector" of Ilfov (Sectorul Agricol Ilfov) and the newly-created Giurgiu County, and Călăraṣi County was created by detaching the southern part of the Ialomiṭa County. The county borders introduced in 1968 are largely in place at present, but administrative reforms during 1990s have devolved the functions of different authorities in line with transition from a totalitarian communist system to a modern democracy. The only territorial adjustment after 1989 occurred in 1995, when Ilfov County was formed out of the so-called "agricultural sector" of the Municipality of Bucharest (Sectorul Agricol Ilfov). With Romania's integration into the European structures, its counties became NUTS level 3 divisions of the European Union.
As of 2009, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows:
| Name | Common Abbrev |
Capital | Area (km2) | Development Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba | AB | Alba Iulia | 6,242 | Center |
| Arad | AR | Arad | 7,754 | West |
| Argeş | AG | Piteşti | 6,862 | South-Muntenia |
| Bacău | BC | Bacău | 6,621 | North-East |
| Bihor | BH | Oradea | 7,544 | North-West |
| Bistriţa-Năsăud | BN | Bistriţa | 5,355 | North-West |
| Botoşani | BT | Botoşani | 4,986 | North-East |
| Braşov | BV | Braşov | 5,363 | Center |
| Brăila | BR | Brăila | 4,766 | South-East |
| Buzău | BZ | Buzău | 6,103 | South-East |
| Caraş-Severin | CS | Reşiţa | 8,514 | West |
| Călăraşi | CL | Călăraşi | 5,088 | South-Muntenia |
| Cluj | CJ | Cluj-Napoca | 6,674 | North-West |
| Constanţa | CT | Constanţa | 7,071 | South-East |
| Covasna | CV | Sfântu Gheorghe | 3,710 | Center |
| Dâmboviţa | DB | Târgovişte | 4,054 | South-Muntenia |
| Dolj | DJ | Craiova | 7,414 | South-West Oltenia |
| Galaţi | GL | Galaţi | 4,466 | South-East |
| Giurgiu | GR | Giurgiu | 3,526 | South-Muntenia |
| Gorj | GJ | Târgu Jiu | 5,602 | South-West Oltenia |
| Harghita | HR | Miercurea Ciuc | 6,639 | Center |
| Hunedoara | HD | Deva | 7,063 | West |
| Ialomiţa | IL | Slobozia | 4,453 | South-Muntenia |
| Iaşi | IS | Iaşi | 5,476 | North-East |
| Ilfov | IF | Buftea | 1,583 | Bucharest-Ilfov |
| Maramureş | MM | Baia Mare | 6,304 | North-West |
| Mehedinţi | MH | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 4,933 | South-West Oltenia |
| Mureş | MS | Târgu Mureş | 6,714 | Center |
| Neamţ | NT | Piatra Neamţ | 5,896 | North-East |
| Olt | OT | Slatina | 5,498 | South-West Oltenia |
| Prahova | PH | Ploieşti | 4,716 | South-Muntenia |
| Satu Mare | SM | Satu Mare | 4,418 | North-West |
| Sălaj | SJ | Zalău | 3,864 | North-West |
| Sibiu | SB | Sibiu | 5,432 | Center |
| Suceava | SV | Suceava | 8,553 | North-East |
| Teleorman | TR | Alexandria | 5,790 | South-Muntenia |
| Timiş | TM | Timişoara | 8,697 | West |
| Tulcea | TL | Tulcea | 8,499 | South-East |
| Vaslui | VS | Vaslui | 5,318 | North-East |
| Vâlcea | VL | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 5,765 | South-West Oltenia |
| Vrancea | VN | Focşani | 4,857 | South-East |
| Bucureşti | B | (Bucharest municipality) | 228 | Bucharest-Ilfov |
Read more about this topic: Historical Administrative Divisions Of Romania
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