| Europe > Eastern Europe > Romania | |
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| Official Name Romania | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Europe | |
| Capital Bucharest | |
| Currency Romanian New Lei (RON) | |
| Independence Day 10 May 1877: Romania\'s first celebration of its independence, on prince Carol\'s coronation day, 1877, while the ultimately victorious independence war against the Ottoman Empire in 1877-1878 alongside Russia, was just beginning. | |
| Population 19,942,642 | |
| Nationality Romanian | |
| Ethnic Group 88.9% Romanians, 6.1% Hungarians, 3.0% Roma, 0.2% Ukrainians, 0.2% Germans | |
| Area 238,391 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 46.00, Longitude 25.00 | |
| Dialing Code +40 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code RO | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code ROU | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 642 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee ROU | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ro | |