Romania Capital

The capital city of Romania is Bucharest which has earned the nickname of “the Paris of the East”. Situated in the south eastern portion of the country Bucharest lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River just north of the Bulgarian border and the Danube River. Bucharest was officially chosen to be Romania’s capital in 1862.

Around two million people live in Bucharest. Like many other cities, the population of Bucharest is most dense in the city center.

Of the many local landmarks and attractions in Bucharest perhaps one of the most popular is the Palace of the Parliament which was constructed in the 1980s when the country was ruled by communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu. Other noteworthy sites include the National Museum of Contemporary Art, The Triumphal Arch (modeled after France’s famous Arc de Triomphe in Paris), and the Romanian Athenaeum.

Bucharest’s climate is classified as being humid and continental with windy and cold winter months and summers featuring low levels of humidity and rain and an average temperature of about 22 degrees Celsius. Thunderstorms commonly occur during the summer months. In the midst of the coldest months of the year, residents of Bucharest commonly experience chilly temperatures. During the summer months, temperatures may be scorching.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Bucharest
Languages	Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups	Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
Religion	Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)
Government	Semi-presidential republic
Independance	9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
Area	238,391.00 km²
Water Area	8,500.00 km²
Land Area	229,891.00 km²
Population	21,599,736.00 Urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania
Location	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
No. Bordering Countries	5
Bordering Countries	Bulgaria 605 km, Hungary 424 km, Moldova 683 km, Serbia 531 km, Ukraine 601 km
GDP(PPP)	$441,000,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$22,300.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are Germany, Italy, and France.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, and agricultural products.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Germany, Italy, and Hungary.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, and fuels and minerals.
Climate	Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Terrain	Central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps
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