Romania is a southeastern European country known for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. Its preserved medieval towns include Sighişoara, and there are many fortified churches and castles, notably clifftop Bran Castle, long associated with the Dracula legend. Bucharest, the country’s capital, is the site of the gigantic, Communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building.
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Country Name | Romania |
Short Name | Romania |
Capital | Bucharest |
Largest city | Bucharest |
Official languages | Romanian |
National Languages | Romanian |
Religion | 86.45% Romanian Orthodoxy, 7.15% Protestantism, 5.41% Catholicism, 0.78% Other, 0.21% Irreligion/Atheism |
Demonym(s) | Romanian |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
President | Klaus Iohannis |
Vice President | Prime Minister – Ludovic Orban |
House Speaker | Marcel Ciolacu |
Chief Justice | Corina-Alina Corbu |
Total Area | 238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi) |
Water (%) | 3 |
Total Land Area (%) | 231,245.09 km2 |
Population | 19,317,984 (2020 estimate) |
GDP (PPP) | $525.051 billion (2020 estimate) |
GDP (Nominal) | $261.868 billion (2020 estimate) |
Currency | Romanian leu (RON) |
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Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (AD) |
Mains Electricity | 230 V – 50 Hz |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +40 |
ISO 3166 code | RO |
Internet TLD | .ro |
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Independence Day | 9 May 1877 |
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