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Romania
România
Flag of Romania Coat of arms of Romania
Flag Coat of Arms
Anthem: Deşteaptă-te, române!
Awaken, Romanian!
Patron Saint(s): Saint Andrew
Location of Romania

Location of Romania on the European continent

Capital Bucharest
Official languages Romanian
Demonym Romanian
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
 - President Traian Băsescu
 - Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Formation  
 - First Unification 1599 
 - Reunification with Transylvania December 1, 1918 
Accession to EU January 1, 2007
Area
 - Total 238,391 km² (82nd)
92,043 sq mi 
 - Water (%) 3
Population
 - July 2008 estimate 22,246,862
 - October 2001 census 21,680,974
 - Density 93/km² (104th)
236/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
 - Total $245.847 billion (41st)
 - Per capita $11,400 (64th)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
 - Total $165.983 billion (38th)
 - Per capita $7,697 (58th)
Currency Leu (RON)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD .ro
Calling code +40

Romania (Romanian: România; dated: Rumania, Roumania) is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary and Serbia in the west and Bulgaria to the south. Romania also has a small sea coast on the Black Sea. Its capital city is Bucharest.

History

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