More importantly, the inhabitants of this land numbered 5.257 million, among which 1.658 million were Hungarian-speaking Magyars and Szeklers.
After Romania acquired this land, not only did its territorial area see a dramatic increase, but its population figures also saw a significant rise.
Of course, occupying these regions was very easy, but how to effectively manage these areas and assimilate them into the native culture was of utmost importance.
If these regions could not be assimilated, then Transylvania might still be outside of Romanian control at some point in the future.
After being divided, the Kingdom of Hungary was left with only a small part; however, the good news was that Hungary was able to continue as an independent country, rather than being directly annexed by the Germans like Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia were.
