Official Name: Romania Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, the Carpathian Mountains, and the Danube River, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. Capital: Bucharest Area: total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km Lowest point: Black Sea 0 m. Highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m.

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Population: 22,276,056 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Romanian(s) Ethnic groups: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 7.1%, Roma 1.8%, German 0.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, other 0.8%. Religions: Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6%, Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%. Languages: Romanian, Hungarian, German.

Temperate. Cold cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog. Sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms.

Government type: Republic. Independence: 9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from Turkey. Independence recognized 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin. Kingdom proclaimed 26 March 1881. Republic proclaimed 30 December 1947). National holiday: Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918).

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