|
Welcome
to ROMANIA
Romanian
Counties
|
GENERAL
DATA
|
|
Position:
|
Central Europe,
at equal distance from continental limits (North, Vest and East
- 2,900 Km) in the lower Danube basin and on the Eastern shore
of the Black Sea |
Neighbors:
|
Hungary, Ukraine, Moldavia,
Bulgaria and Yugoslavia |
Total Area:
|
237,500 sq. km, of which
63% cultivated |
| Borders length: |
3,190.3 Km |
| Time: |
GMT+2 |
Physical profile:
|
31% mountains, 33% hills
and plateaus, 36 fertile plains |
| Climate: |
Continental |
Population:
|
22.6 million, 55% of the
population living in urban areas |
Ethnic Minorities:
|
7% Hungarians,
2% Gypsies, 2% Germans, Russians, Serbs and others |
| Language: |
Romanian (Romance language)
|
| Main Religion: |
Christian Orthodox |
| Other Religions:
|
Catholic, Protestant,
Judaic, Islamic |
Capital:
|
Bucharest population 2,300,000
business and manufacturing center |
Other major cities:
|
Constanta
|
348,000 population,
shipping, refining, tourism |
Iasi
|
340,000 population,
manufacturing, transportation |
Timisoara
|
328,000 population,
business, manufacturing |
Galati
|
327,000 population,
manufacturing, transportation |
Cluj-Napoca
|
326,000 population,
business and manufacturing |
Brasov
|
324,000 population,
manufacturing, tourism |
Craiova
|
306,000 population,
manufacturing, transportation |
|
| Fiscal year: |
January 1st - December 31st
|
| Currency: |
Leu (plural: Lei) |
| Exchange rate: |
Lei 16.488/USD 1 (1October
1999) |
GDP:
|
USD 34.6
billion (1997 figure based on 1997 avg. exch. rate)
338.670 billion
lei in 1998 |
GDP growth:
|
GDP growth:
1.9% per year (1993 - 1997)
6.6% (1997)
7.3% (1998) |
Inflation:
|
109% per annum
(1993 - 1997)
151.4% in 1997
140.6% in 1998 |
|
ADMINISTRATION
|
Government
form:
|
Republic, organized
as a unitary state |
| Head of State: |
The President |
Bicameral Parliament:
|
Chamber of Deputies - 341
seats
Senate - 143 seats |
Government:
|
Nominated by
the President and confirmed by the Parliament |
Local representatives:
|
Prefects nominated
by the Government for all 41 counties of Romania
|
