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Geography:
Geographic
coordinates:
46 00 N, 25
00 E
Location:
Southeastern
Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine (controls most
easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine)
Boundaries:
total: 2,508 km
borders: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and
Montenegro 476 km (all with Serbia), Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169
km, Coastline 225 km
Area (slightly smaller than Oregon or
slightly smaller than New York and Pennsylvania combined):
total: 237,500 sq km (91,699 sq mi)
land: 230,340 sq km
water: 7,160 sq km
Climate:
temperate;
cold,
cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog;
sunny summers
with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Terrain:
The
Carpathian Mountains encase the north-central Transylvanian plateau. There are
wide plains South and East of the mountains, through which flow the lower
reaches of the rivers of the Danube System.
Elevation
extremes:
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m
Land
use:
arable land: 41%
permanent crops: 3%
permanent pastures: 21%
forests and woodland: 29%
other: 6% (1993 est.)
Natural
resources:
petroleum
(reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt
Natural
hazards:
earthquakes
most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote
landslides
Environment—current
issues:
soil
erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from
industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands
People:
Population:
22,334,312
(July 1999 est.)
Age
structure:
0-14 years: 19% (male 2,117,289; female 2,027,940)
15-64 years: 68% (male 7,563,695; female 7,663,491)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,234,760; female 1,727,137) (1999 est.)
Population
growth rate:
-0.23%
(1999 est.)
Birth
rate:
10.09
births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death
rate:
11.55
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Sex
ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (1999 est.)
Infant
mortality rate:
18.12 deaths/1,000
live births (1999 est.)
Life
expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.83 years
male: 67.05 years
female: 74.81 years (1999 est.)
Total
fertility rate:
1.27
children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian
Ethnic
groups:
Romanian
89.1%
Hungarian
8.9%
German 0.4%
Ukrainian,
Serb, Croat, Russian, Turk, and Gypsy 1.6%
Religions:
Romanian
Orthodox 70%
Roman
Catholic 3%
Greek
Catholic 3%
Protestant
6%
unaffiliated
18%
Languages:
Romanian,
Hungarian, German
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 95% (1992 est.)
Government:
Country
name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Romania
local long form: none
local short form: Romania
Data
code:
RO
Currency:
Lei
(singular: leu)
Government
type:
Republic
Capital:
Bucharest
Administrative
divisions:
40
counties: Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov,
Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj,
Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures,
Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava,
Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
National
holiday:
National
Day of Romania, 1 December (1990)
Constitution:
8 December
1991
Suffrage:
18 years of
age; universal
Diplomatic
representation in the US:
Chancery: 1607 23rd Street NW, Washington,
DC 20008
Telephone: [1] (202) 332–4846, 4848, 4851
FAX: [1] (202) 232–4748
Consulate(s)
general: Los
Angeles and New York
Diplomatic
representation from the US:
Embassy: Strada Tudor Arghezi 7–9, Bucharest
Mailing
address: American
Consulate General (Bucharest), Unit 1315, APO AE 09213–1315
Telephone: [40] (1) 210 01 49, 210 40 42
FAX: [40] (1) 210 03 95
Branch
office: Cluj–Napoca