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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