Romania
Currency code:
Currency name:
Romanian new leu
Country name:
Romania
Capital:
Bucharest
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
May 9, 1877
Independent from:
9 May 1877 independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin; 26 March 1881 kingdom proclaimed; 30 December 1947 republic proclaimed
Total area:
238,391
Land area:
229,891
Water area:
8,500
Population:
21,790,479
Population note:
21,790,479 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Romanian
All languages:
Romanian (official) 91%, Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Time zone:
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+40
Domain:
.ro