Official Name: Romania
Location: (Southeastern) Central Europe
Time Zone: GMT + 2
Area: 91,725 sq. miles (237,502 sq. km)
Population: 21,400,000 (2009 mid-year estimate)
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
Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)
Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons, similar to northeastern USA
Capital: Bucharest (Bucuresti)
Form of State: Semi-parliamentary Republic with two legislative bodies: Senate (Senat) and Chamber of Representatives (Camera Deputatilor)
Legal system: Based on European models and Constitution of 1991.
Head of State: President of the Republic, currently Mr. Traian Basescu.
Romania's president is allowed to serve two consecutive five-year terms.
Head of the Government: the Prime Minister, currently Mr. Emil Boc (Democratic-Liberal Party).