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Business in Romania: Country and People
Here you will get to know more about the administrative structure, the population as well as geographic data of Romania...
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General administrative structure |
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Official flag of Romania
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Conventional short form:
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Romania
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Conventional long form:
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none
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Total area (km²): 1)
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237.500 km²
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Population: 1)
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22.246.862 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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Bucharest (Bucuresti)
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Government type: 1)
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republic
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Chief of state: 1)
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President Traian Basescu (since 20 December 2004)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu (since 29 December 2004)
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Administrative districts:
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41 counties (judete, singular: judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu): |
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- Alba
- Arad
- Arges
- Bacau
- Bihor
- Bistrita-Nasaud
- Botosani
- Braila
- Brasov
- Bucuresti*
- Buzau
- Calarasi
- Caras-Severin
- Cluj
- Constanta
- Covasna
- Dimbovita
- Dolj
- Galati
- Gorj
- Giurgiu
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- Harghita
- Hunedoara
- Ialomita
- Iasi
- Ilfov
- Maramures
- Mehedinti
- Mures
- Neamt
- Olt
- Prahova
- Salaj
- Satu Mare
- Sibiu
- Suceava
- Teleorman
- Timis
- Tulcea
- Vaslui
- Vilcea
- Vrancea
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Official language:
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Romanian
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Currency (code):
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Romanian leu (ROL)
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Country code:
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0040
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Country symbol:
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RO
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Internet country code:
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.ro
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National holiday:
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1 December (1918)
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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15.6% (m: 1.778.864; f: 1.687.659) |
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15-64 years:
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69.7% (m: 7.718.125; f: 7.791.102) |
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65 years and over:
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14.7% (m: 1.337.915; f: 1.933.197) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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37.3 years |
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male:
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35.9 years |
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female:
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38.7 years |
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| Ethnic groups (2002): 1) |
Romanian:
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89.5% |
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Hungarian:
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6.6% |
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Roma:
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2.5% |
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other:
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1.4% |
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| Languages: 1) |
- Romanian (official)
- besides: Hungarian and German
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| Mobil phones: 1) |
22.875.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
1.406.000 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
12.000.000 (2007)
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Geographic location:
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Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
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Land boundaries: 1)
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2.508 km
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Border countries:
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- Bulgaria: 608 km
- Moldova: 450 km
- Serbia: 476 km
- Ukraine: 531 km
- Hungary: 443 km
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Coastline: 1)
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225 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower
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Climate: 1)
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temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
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Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 9 October, 2008
(c) Copyright 2005, Verband der Vereine Creditreform e.V. / Creditreform International e.V.
kindly supported by Creditreform Romania Srl.
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