 Romania
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
46 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Area |
total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms |
| Terrain |
central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps |
| Population |
22,276,056 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and products, basic metals, agricultural products |
| Exports |
textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products |
| Hazards |
earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides |
| Resources |
petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
| Geography |
controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine |
| Nationality |
noun: Romanian(s) adjective: Romanian |
| Capital |
name: Bucharest geographic coordinates: 44 26 N, 26 06 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.ro |
| Internet Users |
4.94 million (2005) |
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