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| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Bucharest |
2,339,156 |
1994 |
| Constanta |
348,575 |
1994 |
| Iasi |
339,889 |
1994 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
22,334,312 July 1999 |
| Area Total: |
237,500 km2 |
| Area Land: |
230,340 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
225 km km |
| Capital: |
Bucharest |
| Climate: |
Temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and
fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms. |
| Languages: |
Romanian
Hungarian
German |
| Currency: |
1 leu (L$) = 100 bani |
| Holiday: |
National Day of Romania, 1 December (1990) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Bucharest |
| January: |
-2.7°C / 27°F |
| July: |
23.5°C / 74°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
586.74mm / 23.1'' |
Boundaries |
|
Bulgaria: |
608km |
|
Ukraine: |
531km |
| Yugoslavia: |
476km |
|
Moldova: |
450km |
|
Hungary: |
443km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Romanian |
90% |
| Hugarian |
7% |
| Roma |
2% |
| other |
.80% |
| German |
.50% |
| Ukrainan |
.30% |
Religions |
| Romanian Orthodox |
70% |
| unaffiliated |
18% |
| Roman Catholic |
6% |
| Protestant |
6% |
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