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Romania
Geography: Romania is located in south-eastern Europe (2,900 km east of the Atlantic
Ocean, and 900 km from the Mediterranean), where the 45° north latitude parallel
meets the 25° east longitude meridian.
Accessibility: By road – European entrance/exit points into/from Romania: Borş, Nădlac,
Petea, Turnu, Vărşand, Cenad (Hungary), Halmeu, Siret (Ukraine), Albiţa, Sculeni,
Galaţi (Republic of Moldova), Negru Vodă, Giurgiu, Vama Veche (Bulgaria), Porţile de
Fier I, Moraviţa (Serbia); By plane – main airports: Bucharest (Henri Coandă, Băneasa),
Constanţa (Mihail Kogălniceanu), Timişoara, Cluj-Napoca, Târgu Mureş, Suceava,
Sibiu, Tulcea, Bacău, Iaşi, Oradea, Arad; By sea – harbours: Constanţa and Mangalia.
Surface area: 238,391 km2
Population: 21.5 mil. inhabitants (2008)
Religion: Orthodox (87%)
State flag:
Official language: Romanian. Many Romanians also speak English, French or German
Capital: Bucharest, 1,944,000 inhabitants (2008)
Other principal cities: Constanţa, Timişoara, Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Braşov, Galaţi, Craiova,
Ploieşti, Brăila
Form of government: republic
Legal holidays: January 1st and 2nd; the first and second days of Easter; May 1st; the
first and second days of Pentecost; Dormition of the Theotokos feast day; December
1st; the first and the second day of Christmas; two days for each of the three
annual religious holidays, as designated by religions other than Christianity, for
their devotees
Emergency services’ telephone number: 112
Climate: varies between temperate and continental. During summer, the average
temperature falls between 22°C and 24°C, but can reach 38°C. During winter, the
average temperature falls to around -3°C, and can reach -30°C.
Romanian time zone: GMT + three hours during summer (from the last Sunday of March
until the last Sunday of October), GMT + two hours for the rest of the year
Units of measurement: metric system (1 km = 0.62 miles)
National currency: LEU (1 leu = 100 bani)
Bank cards: large hotels, restaurants and shops accept credit cards including
American Express, Master Card, Visa, Diners Club