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Romania - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Bucharest   2,060,000  
Constance   348,000,  
Iasi   339,000  
Timisoara   327,000  
Galati   326,000  
Cluj-Napoca   326,000  



Total population (millions): 21.9
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 55%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: ..
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 238,390


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Romanian90
Hungarian 7.7
Tzigane 1.7
Other 0.6




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Bucarest


GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer


Languages


Official language: Romanian.
Business languages are French, English and German.

Free translation tools in Romania :
Tranexp
Free English-Romanian-English translator of texts and web pages

Ectaco
English-Romanian-English Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Orthodox 70%
Atheists 14%
Catholics 6%
Protestants 6%
Others 4%.


Political system


Romania is a parliamentary Republic. The President of the Republic is elected for 4 years.
the Parliament is composed of two Chambers: the House of Commons and the Senate.
Capital City: Bucarest
Head of State: President Traian Basescu, elected on December 12th of 2004.


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Romania 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) ..   3739   ..   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


-The city of Bucarest,
-The Black Sea,
-The Prahova Valleys,
-The Convents of the North of Moldavia,
-The Delta of the Danube,
-The Maramures,
-The Apuseni Mountains,
-The Olteny.

For more information about tourism in Romania , check out the following web site(s) :
Romanian Tourism Board
Informations portal on tourism in Romania


Food


Traditional dishes


Ardei Umplut cu Orez: green peppers stuffed with tomato sauce.

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