Romania

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The official language of Romania is Romanian, an Eastern Romance language related to Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan.

Bucharest is the capital and the largest city in Romania. At the census in 2002, its population was over 1.9 million.

How do the Romanians live? How do they behave? What do they like or dislike?

Generally Romanians are formal and reserved with a strong need for privacy. Most do not trust strangers readily. They are taking them as outsiders. But once you get their trust you are becoming insider. If you want to know more information about this topic go onto this sites. You will find there information about family, privacy, dining Etiquette, business etiquette and protocol (what you should know about Romanian before you start business there), and many others important things.

Since the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Romanian education system has been in a continuous process of reformation that has been both praised and criticized.

Romania is a secular state, thus having no national religion.

System of government: Republic.

Constitution: December 8, 1991, amended by referendum October 18-19, 2003.

Branches: Executive: president (head of state), prime minister (head of government), Council of Ministers. Legislative: bicameral Parliament. Constitutional Court, High Court of Cassation and Justice, and lower courts.

Subdivisions: 41 counties plus the city of Bucharest.

Defence: 1.9% of GDP.

GDP (2007): $250 billion.

Annual GDP growth rate (2007): 6.1%.

GDP per capita (2007): $11,989.

Natural resources: Oil, timber, natural gas, coal, salt, iron ore.

Agriculture (2007): Percent of GDP: 8.0%. Products: corn, wheat, potatoes, oilseeds, vegetables, livestock, fish, and forestry.

Industry (2007): Percent of GDP: 23.9%. Types: machine building, mining, construction materials, metal production and processing, chemicals, food processing, textiles, clothing.

Services (2007): Percent of GDP: 61.1%.

Romania is located in South-Eastern Europe.