| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Romanian | Other languages: Hungarian, Romany |
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| Currency: |
lei (RON) €1 = L4.45, $1 = L3.99, £1 = L5.30 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ro | International Dialling Code: 40 |
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For help planning your trip to Romania including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Romania trip planning page.
Further information on Romania
Discover more about Romania - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 237,500 sq km (7,160 sq km under water)
Coastline: 225 km (Black Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Bulgaria (608km), Hungary (443km), Moldova (450km), Serbia (476km), Ukraine (431km)
Highest mountain: Moldoveanu (2,544m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Romania from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 57/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 57/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 51/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 69/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 49/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Status: Independent Country
Population: 21,729,871 (rank: 57/196) Density: 91.4 people/sq km (rank: 88/196)
Ethnic groups: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census)
Religions: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
GDP (PPP): $288.5 billion GDP per capita: $14,400 (rank: 72/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.