Country reasoning

Context

Romania entered the war in 1916 on the Allied side seeking territorial gains. Early defeats led to occupation of much of the country before eventual re-entry into the war in 1918.

Rationale used for numbers used on the war statistics page

No CWVMP selections yet (statCountryStatBest).

What sources report

Military deaths

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	219,800	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Population (baseline)

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	7,510,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

POW

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	60,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Wounded

Source	Value	Scope / notes	Citation
ellis_cox_1993 The World War I Databook John Ellis; Michael Cox • Aurum Press • 1993 medium	120,000	—	Ellis, John & Cox, Michael. The World War I Databook. London: Aurum

Editorial principles in selecting the figures to use

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Discussion of discrepancies

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Romania — WW1