Basic facts

Full Name: Romanian Republic

Capital City: Bucharest

Area: 238,392 sq km

Population: 22,276,056

Administration:
Romania consists of 41 counties : Alba, Arad, Argeş, Bacău, Bihor, Bistriţa-Năsăud, Botoşani, Braşov, Brăila, Buzău, Caraş-Severin, Călăraşi, Cluj, Constanţa, Covasna, Dâmboviţa, Dolj, Galaţi, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomiţa, Iaşi, Ilfov, Maramureş, Mehedinţi, Mureş, Neamţ, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiş, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vâlcea, Vrancea

Neighbours:
Hungary and Serbia in the west, Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Bulgaria in the south, Black Sea in the southeast and Carpathian Mountains in the east and south.

Time Zone: EET (UTC+2)

Languages:
Romanian 91%
Hungarian 6.7%
Romani 1.1%
Other 1.2%

Religion (2002 Census):
Romanian Orthodox Church 86.7%
Roman Catholic 4.7%
Protestant 3.7%
Pentacostal 1.5%
Romanian Greek-Catholic Church 0.9%
 
Highest point: Moldoveanu Peak - 2544 m

Deepest point: Black Sea - 0m

Temperature: 
Average temperature in summer: 23-35°C,
Average temperature in winter: 0-10°C below zero

Currency: 1 Lei (ROL) = 100 bani

Electricity: 220V

Dialling code: +40
 
Visa:
A valid passport is required to enter Romania.Visitors are allowed to spend 90 days in the country without a visa within a given six months period.