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Official name: Romania
Location: Southeastern Central Europe
Neighbors: Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Moldova and the Black Sea
Time Zone: GMT + 2
Area: 238,391 sqkm
Climate: temperate continental
Official Language: Romanian. German and Hungarian are spoken in some counties
Form of Government: Republic with a multi-party parliamentary system, bicameral Parliament
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Population: 21,700,000 (2002) 22,500,000 (2005 - forecast)
Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German 1.5% , Other 1.6%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Reformed 5%, other 4.5%
Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti) a municipality divided into six administrative sectors with a population of 2 million inhabitants
Ports: Constanta, Mangalia and Sulina on the Black Sea; Tulcea Galati, Braila, Giurgiu and Drobeta Turnu Severin on the Danube River
International Airports: Bucharest Otopeni, Bucharest Baneasa, Cluj, Constanta, Arad, Sibiu, Timisoara, Targu Mures
Roads: 14,683 national roads (including highways and roads); 58,477 country and communal roads
Free Trade Zones: Sulina, Constanta, Galati, Braila, Giurgiu (on the Black Sea or Danube River)
International Membership:
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European Union (EU)
United Nations (UN)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - (IBRD/World Bank)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development EBRD)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
World Trade Organization (WTO) - former GATT
Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
European Union (UE) - associate member
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 Public Holidays
New Year's Day: Jan 01
Orthodox Easter
Labor Day: May 01
National Day of Romania: Dec 01
Christmas Holiday: Dec 25-27
Currency and Taxation
Romania's currency is the Leu (plural "Lei"). Notes are currently issued in the following amounts: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200 and 500 lei (RON). Foreign currency may be exchanged at banks or authorized exchange offices. International airports and larger hotels also offer currency exchange services. For current exchange rates, please visit http://www.curs-valutar.ro.
The Gross Domestic Product of Romania in 2003 was 328 trillion Romanian lei.
Unique tax: 16%. Value Added Tax (VAT) is currently 19%.
Major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard (EuroCard) and American Express are accepted in most large hotels, car rental companies and stores in the main cities.
Others
The electricity supply is 220V, 50 Hz. Two-pin round continental-type plugs are generally used.
The video and television system in Romania is PAL (DVD Region 2).
The unit of weights and measures in Romania is Metric.
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