Welcome to ROMANIAWelcome to ROMANIA

Romania and its neighbouring Romania and its neighbouring countriescountries

General data about Romania:General data about Romania:Government: Government: RepublicRepublic

Capital: Capital: BucharestBucharest

Official language: Official language: Romanian Romanian ( Hungarian, Romani, Ukrainian and Serbian are co-official ( Hungarian, Romani, Ukrainian and Serbian are co-official languages at various local levels)languages at various local levels)

Total area: Total area: 237.500 km²237.500 km²

Population: Population: July 2006 estimation - 22,303,552 July 2006 estimation - 22,303,552  Ethnical groups: Ethnical groups: Romanian 89,5%; Hungarian 6,6%; Roma 2,5%; German 0,3%Romanian 89,5%; Hungarian 6,6%; Roma 2,5%; German 0,3% Ukrainian 0,3%; Turkish 0,2%Ukrainian 0,3%; Turkish 0,2%

Religions: Religions: 87% Orthodox; 6,8 % Protestant; 5,6 Catholic87% Orthodox; 6,8 % Protestant; 5,6 Catholic

Official currency: Official currency: LeuLeu

National celebration: National celebration: 1st of December1st of December

The Carpathian The Carpathian MountainsMountains

The main riversThe main rivers

←←The DanubeThe Danube

MuresMures→→

OltOlt BegaBega

JiuJiu

The 41 departmentsThe 41 departments

The Romanian regionsThe Romanian regions

←←BanatBanat Oltenia→Oltenia→

DobrogeaDobrogea

TransilvaniaTransilvania

←←MoldovaMoldova Maramures→Maramures→

The capital: BUCHARESTThe capital: BUCHAREST

← ← the People’s the People’s PalacePalace

the national the national TheaterTheater→→

the Universitythe UniversityLipscani StreetLipscani Street

Cultural CentersCultural Centers ←←Cluj (Kolosvar)Cluj (Kolosvar)

Sibiu→Sibiu→ ((Nagyszeben))

BraBraşov (Brasso)şov (Brasso)

TimiTimişoara (Temesvar)şoara (Temesvar) IaIaşişi

Touristic attractionsTouristic attractions

←←thethe Pele Peleş castleş castle

the Black Sea→the Black Sea→

←←SighişoaraSighişoara (Segesvar)(Segesvar)

thethe ChurchesChurches

the Bran castlethe Bran castle

Winter resortsWinter resorts

Poiana BrasovPoiana Brasov

PredealPredeal

Vatra DorneiVatra Dornei→→

←←SinaiaSinaia

The green paradise: The Danube DeltaThe green paradise: The Danube Delta

The Romanian The Romanian economyeconomy

Romanian specialitiesRomanian specialities

←←SarmaleSarmale

the white winethe white wine→→

The PolentaThe Polenta

TuicaTuica

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