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Romanian Flag Romania
 
Name   Romania
Capital City   Bucharest
Official Language   Romanian
 
Population   22.607.620 inhabitants
Population (<15)     4.126.667 inhabitants
 
Environment current issues:   - soil erosion and degradation
- water pollution
- air pollution in south from industrial effluents
- contamination of Danube delta wetlands
     
           
Romanian Map
Location   Southeastern Europe
Time Zone   GMT + 2 hours
National Day   1 December
(National Day of Romania)
Currency   Leu (ROL)
           
Area   238.391 sq km
Forest   28%
Land Boundaries   2.508 km
Coastline   225km
Elevation Extremes  
Highest point     2.544 m (Moldoveanu)
Lowest point     0 m (Black Sea)
           
Weather   Temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Summer temperatures     21 ºC
Winter temperatures     -2 ºC