Muntenia (Romanian pronunciation: [munˈteni.a], also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as Muntenia, Țara Românească, and the rarely used Valahia are synonyms in Romanian).

[1] It is situated between the Danube (south and east), the Carpathian Mountains (the Transylvanian Alps branch) and Moldavia (both north), and the Olt River to the west.

[2] The latter river is the border between Muntenia and Oltenia (or Lesser Wallachia).

Part of the traditional border between Wallachia/Muntenia and Moldavia was formed by the rivers Milcov and Siret.

It consists of nine counties entirely: And parts of four others: Romania's capital city, Bucharest, is situated in Muntenia.