Map of
Romania & Fast facts
Official Name: Romania
Official language: Romanian
In some regions Hungarian and German are still spoken; in
these areas the name of the cities and other inscriptions
for public use are bilingual (Romanian and Hungarian, respectively
German) or trilingual (Romanian, Hungarian and German) There
are many English language speakers (especially the youth).
There are smaller chances to meet French or German speakers.
Location: (Southeastern) Central Europe
Time Zone: Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern
Standard Time (GMT + 2)
Surface: 238, 391 km², representing
4.8% of Europe’s territory; the 11th state in size from
Europe.
Flag of Romania:
Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue.
Population:
21,800,000 (2005)
22,500,000 (2010 - forecast)
Ethnic Groups:
Hungarians: 6.6%, Romany 2.5%, Germans (Saxons) 0.3% but aslo
Ukrainians, Russians-Lippovans, Turks, Tartars, Serbians,
Bulgarians, Greeks, Jews, Poles, Italians, Armenians.
Religions:
Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%,
Jewish.
European status:
Member of the European Union starting 1st of January 2007-10-20.
Climate:
Temperate, four distinct seasons: pleasant temperatures during
Spring and Fall, hot Summers, cold Winters.
Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti)
Form of Government:
Bicameral parliamentary Republic with two legislative bodies:
Senate and Chamber of Deputies.
Local hour
Summer hour, GMT+3 ore (between the last Sunday from March
and the last Sunday from October);
Winter hour, GMT + 2 ore.
Official holidays
1, 2 January – New Year
1 May – Labor’s Day
Easter – according to religion, 2 days
1 December – National Day
25, 26 December – Christmas
Unit of measurement:
Meter (the metric system is used)
1 km= 0,62 miles
National currency:
LEU (RON) 1 leu= 100 bani. Banknotes currently circulatin
are 1,5,10,50,100,200 and 500 RON. Coins circulating are:
1,5,10, and 50 bani.
Emergency phone number:
112
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