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Romania
  • România
  • Region : Eastern Europe
  • Capital : Bucharest
  • Area : 238,400.00 km²
  • Official Language : Romanian
  • Population : 19,466,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 243.698
  • GPI Rank : 25
  • GII Rank : 50
Romania is a country on the west coast of the Black Sea. The land has a total area of 238,400 km² and a total coastline of 225 km. This area is approximately 59% of the area of California. The country has about 50 islands. There are direct national borders with the 5 neighbouring countries Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine. The distance between New York City and the Capital Bucharest is about 7,660 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Romania is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.816 Romania counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

81.65

Life Expectancy of Males

71.8

Life Expectancy of Females

79.2

Birth Rate

9.6 ‰

Death Rate

13.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Romania
VF : 118 , VOA : 47 MS : 165
Currency : Leu (RON)

1 US Dollar = 4.45 Leu
1 Leu = 0.22 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP202.84 bn €

Exportations

89.78 bn €

Importations

96.18 bn €

Budget deficit

6,123 M €

Tourism receipts

2.76 bn €

Gross debt

70,772 M €

Unemployment rate

4.0 %

Inflation rate

4.63 %

corruption index

44 (bad)

Energy consumption

49.6 bn kWh

GDP : 243.698 | GDP(PPP) : 546.586
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Bucharest / CapitalBucuresti

2,106,000

IasiIasi

318,000

Cluj-NapocaCluj

317,000

TimisoaraTimis

315,000

CraiovaDolj

304,000

ConstantaConstanta

303,000

GalatiGalati

294,000

BrasovBrasov

276,000

PloiestiPrahova

229,000

BrailaBraila

214,000

OradeaBihor

207,000

BacauBacau

171,000

AradArad

169,000

PitestiArges

168,000

SibiuSibiu

152,000

Targu-MuresMures

147,000

Baia MareSatu Mare

138,000

Baia MareMaramures

137,000

BuzauBuzau

131,000

BotosaniBotosani

115,000

Satu MareSatu Mare

112,000

Râmnicu VâlceaVâlcea

108,000

SuceavaSuceava

106,000

FocsaniVrancea

105,000

Piatra NeamtNeamt

103,000

Drobeta-Turnu SeverinMehedinti

102,000

Târgu JiuGorj

97,000

TulceaTulcea

92,000

TargovisteDambovita

88,000

BistritaBistrita-Nasaud

81,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

7% Urban areas

15,595 km²

58% Agricultural areas

138,347 km²

29% Forest

68,610 km²

3% Water areas

8,320 km²

3% Others

7,528 km²

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Romanian

85.4 %

Hungarian

6.3 %

Romany

1.2 %

German

0.4 %

Ukrainian

0.4 %

other

6.3 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Roadways:

84,185 km

Railways:

11,268 km

Waterways:

1,731 km

Commercial harbors:

120

› Airports:

45

Climate
The climate in RomaniaA moderate climatic zone determines the weather in Romania. As usual in the northern hemisphere, the days in the summer months are not only warmer but also longer. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 1 and 27 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 31 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to -6°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Romania and 22 geographic spots of the countryEarthquakes
The climate in Romania