Surface: 237.500 sq.km

Population: 22.545.000 (1 July 1997 census)

Neighboring countries: Republic of Moldavia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Ukraine.

Official language: Romanian

Currency: Romanian Leu (RON)

Approx exchange rate: 1EUR ~ 3,53 RON; 1USD ~ 2,75 RON

Capital city: Bucharest

Intl.tel.code: ++40

Time zone: GMT+2