Location: Southeast Europe
Official name: Romania
Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1878 / 1947
Capital city: Bucharest
Population: 21.2 million / 238 people per sq mile
(92 people per sq km)
Total land area: 91,699 square miles (237,500 square km)
Language(s) spoken: Romanian (official language), Hungarian (Magyar), Romani, German
Main religions: Romanian Orthodox 87%, Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 5%, Other 3%
Ethnic mix: Romanian 89%, Magyar 7%, Roma 3%, Other 1%
Government type: Presidential system
Currency: New Romanian leu = 100 bani
Literacy rate: 98%
Calorie consumption (daily per person): 3510 kilocalories
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