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AREA and LOCATION
With a surface of 238, 391 square kilometres, Romania is the largest country in southeastern Europe. The center of the country is dominated by Carpathian Mountains, with 14 of its mountains ranges reaching above the altitude of 2,000 meters.
THE CAPITAL CITY and MAJOR CITIES
Bucharest is the capital city with a population of 2,064,000 inhabitants. The other big cities include Brashov (353,000 inhabitants), Timisoara (333,000 inhabitants), Iasi (330,000), Cluj–Napoca (318,000), Constanta (316,000), Sibiu (169,000).
CLIMATE
Romania has a climate between temperate and continental with four seasons. The average summer temperature is between 22° and 24°C, although maximum temperatures can reach 38°C. In winter, the average temperature is below –3°C.
AREA CODE
+40
CURRENCY
LEU (plural: Lei). 1 LEU = 100 Bani.
DISTANCES
Bucharest is situated 294 km from Sofia, 455 km from Belgrade, 634 km from Budapest, 1090 km from Prague, 1136 km from Rome, 1308 km from Berlin and 1585 km from Geneva.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER
112
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
Bucharest Henri Coanda Internat. Airport (Otopeni)
Bucharest Auriel Vlaicu Internat.
Timisoara www.aerotim.ro
Cluj-Napoca www.airportcluj.ro
Constanta www.mk-airport.ro
Oradea www.aeroportoradea.ro
Sibiu www.sibiuairport.ro
LANGUAGE
The Romanian language is of Latin origin. English, French and German are widely spoken.
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
1 December: Romanian National Day, 1 and 2 January: New Year,
1 March: Labour Day, the first and second day of Easter, 25 and 26 December: Christmas.
POLITICAL SYSTEM
Bicameral parliamentary republic. Member of the European Union since January 2007.
POPULATION
19,510,556 inhabitants. Romanians represent 89,5% of the population, Hungarians 6,6% and Rome (Gypsies) about 2,46%.
POWER NETWORK
220 V, 50 cycles.
PRESIDENT
Klaus Iohannis
RAIL TRANSPORT
SMOKING
Currently smoking is not allowed on planes, on buses and on most trains. Luxury hotels have designed no-smoking floors and most restaurants must have no-smoking sections. Smoking is also prohibited in public places such as hospitals, concert halls and theatres.
TIME
It is GMT + 3 hours in Summer Time (from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October), and GMT + 2 hours for the rest of the year.
