ROMANIA

Government Type

Republic

Capital

Bucharest

Flag Description

three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad, also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova

Area

total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km

Boundaries

total: 2,508 km
border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km

Administrative Divisions

41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea

Major Language

Romanian

Major Religion

Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations)

Population

22,276,056 (July 2007 est.)

Ethnic groups

Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census)

Population Growth Rate

-0.127% (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate

-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years: 15.6% (male 1,787,334/female 1,696,270)
15-64 years: 69.6% (male 7,721,160/female 7,793,063)
65 years and over: 14.7% (male 1,344,673/female 1,933,556) (2007 est.)

Unemployment Rate

6.1% (2006 est.)

Inflation Rate

6.8% (2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita

purchasing power parity - $8,800 (2006 est.)

Main Exports

Textiles and footwear, metal products, machinery, minerals

Monetary Unit

1 new leu = 100 bani

UN exchange rate - 2.44 $

Press

·  Adevarul - daily

·  Libertatea - daily

·  Evenimentul Zillei - daily

·  Jurnalul National - daily, English-language pages

·  Romania Libera -daily

·  Capital - business weekly

·  Nine O' Clock - English-language daily

Current Weather

Bucharest