Romania

Romania is a sovereign state located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to south-east, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to south-west, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest and other major urban areas include Iași, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca and Constanța.

Official language – Romanian.

Capital – Bucharest.

Biggest cities – Iași, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca and Constanța.

Form of government – Unitary semi-presidential republic

Currency – Romanian leu.

ISO Code – RO.

IOC Code – ROU.

Time zone – EET (UTC+2, summer UTC+3).