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About ROMANIA
Official name: Romania
Political system: Parliamentary republic,
2 chambers. The president of the country, the deputies and the senators
are elected every 4 years, universal vote by ballot.
National flag: Tricolour - blue - yellow
- red, displayed vertically
National day: 1st of December, the
day when the national unitary state was founded in 1918
Official language: Romanian
(Latin language)
National anthem: "Desteapta-te, romane!"
(Wake up Romanian!), written by Andrei Muresanu, participant in
the 1848 Revolution
Currency: Leu - RON. Coins of 5, 10,
50 BANI and banknotes of 1, 5, 10, 100, 500 RON (from 1 july 2005)
Local time: Bucharest time is GTM +2
hours. Summer time: GTM +3 hours ( between the last Sunday of March
and the last Sunday of October )
National holidays: 1st, 2nd of January,
Easter, 1st of May, 1st of December, 25th and 26th of December (Chrismas)
Area: 238 391sq.km
Administrative division: Romanian territory
is divided in 40 counties +Bucharest municipality, headed by prefects.
Capital of Romania: Bucharest
Population: 21 698 181 females: 51,2%,
males: 48,8% (according to the National Institute of Statistics;
preliminary data of 2002, March 18 Census)
Nationalities: Romanians, Hungarians,
Gypsies, Germans, Ukrainians, Russians, Slovaks, Turks, Tartars,
Serbians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Greeks, Jews, Polish, Armenians,
Albanians
Religion: Most Romanians are
Orthodox Christians (86,7%) Other religious denominations: Roman-Catholic,
Greek-Catholic, Reformed, Pentecostal, Baptist, Christian Adventist,
Unitarian, Moslem, Mosaic, etc.
Location: South - eastern Europe
Borders and neighbours: West and north-
west: Hungary; east: Republic of Moldova, Ukraine,Black Sea; west
and south-west :Yugoslavia ; south: Bulgaria ; north:Ukraine
Relief: Mountains (31%) , hill and
plateaus (33%), plains (36%)
Climate: Temperate-continental-hot
summers, cold winters, distinct season,warm areas in the south.
Annual average temperatures between 8C in the north and 11C in the
south
Hydrography: Black Sea, the Danube,
other rivers: Mures, Olt, Prut, Siret, Ialomita, Somes, Arges, Jiu,Buzau,
Bistrita, etc.
Traffic: On the right side. Speed limits-cars:
50 kmh (built up areas), 90 kmh (others), 120 kmh (highways)
Weights and measures: Metric system
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