Romania Facts

Facts about Romania

Capital of Romania

Bucharest

Total Area of Romania

total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km

Population of Romania

22,329,977 (July 2005 est.)

Languages of Romania

Romanian (official), Hungarian, German

Literacy in Romania

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (2003 est.)

Religions in Romania

Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)

Life Expectancy in Romania

total population: 71.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 75.06 years (2005 est.)

Government Type

Republic

Currency of Romania

leu (RON)

GDP of Romania (per capita)

purchasing power parity - $7,700 (2004 est.)

Labour Force in Romania

9.66 million (2004 est.)

Exports

$23.54 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports

$28.43 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Natural Resources

petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower

Telephones (main lines in use)

4.3 million (2003)

Telephones (mobile cellular)

6.9 million (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Internet users: 4 million (2003)