Boreal, Black Sea Coast

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Key Facts

Official Name: Romania
Location: South-eastern Europe
Time Zone: Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2)
Area: 91,725 sq. miles (237,502 sq. km)
Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue
Population: 21,400,000 (2006)
Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German, Other 1.6%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%, Jewish
Official Language: Romanian
Currencies: Romanian Leu (RON)
Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons, similar to north-eastern USA
Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti)
Form of State: Parliamentary Republic with two legislative bodies: Senate (Senat) and Chamber of Representatives (Camera Deputatilor)
Legal system: Based on European models and Constitution of 1991
www.romania.org is an excellent resource for further facts covering everything from the Romanian Anthem to the Bucharest Zoo.