Romania

Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine.

Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 25 00 E

Area:
total: 237,500 sq km
land: 230,340 sq km
water : 7,160 sq km

Land boundaries:
total : 2,508 km
border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km (all with Serbia), Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (south) 169 km.

Coastline: 225 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone : 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms.

Terrain: central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps.

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Black Sea 0 m
highest point : Moldoveanu 2,544 m

Natural resources: petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt

Population: 22,463,077 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19% (male 2,223,136; female 2,130,497)
15-64 years : 68% (male 7,586,237; female 7,679,992)
65 years and over: 13% (male 1,186,948; female 1,656,267) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.28% (1997 est.)

Birth rate: 9.8 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate: 11.75 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Romanian(s)
adjective: Romanian

Ethnic groups: Romanian 89.1%, Hungarian 8.9%, German 0.4%, Ukrainian, Serb, Croat, Russian, Turk, and Gypsy 1.6%.

Religions: Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6% (of which 3% are Uniate), Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 18%.

Languages: Romanian

Data code: RO

Government type: republic

National capital: Bucharest

Administrative divisions: 40 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea.

Independence: 1881 (from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947)

National holiday: National Day of Romania, 1 December (1990)

Constitution: 8 December 1991

Legal system: former mixture of civil law system and communist legal theory; is now based on the Constitution of France's Fifth Republic.

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies ( members are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation to serve four-year terms).

Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice, judges are appointed by the president on recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistrates.

International organization participation: ACCT, BIS, BSEC, CCC, CE, CEI, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G- 9, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, NACC, NAM (guest), NSG, OAS (observer), OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC.

Flag description: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flags of Andorra and Chad.

YO2 - Arad (AR), Caras-Severin (CS), Hunedoara (HD), Timis (TM);
YO3 - Bucharest City and Ilfov sector (BU);
YO4 - Braila (BR), Constantza (CT), Galati (GL), Tulcea (TL), Vrancea (VN);
YO5 - Alba (AB), Bihor (BH), Bistrita-Nasaud (BN), Cluj (CJ), Maramures (MM), Satu Mare (SM), Salaj (SJ);
YO6 - Brasov (BV), Covasna (CV), Harghita (HR), Mures (MS), Sibiu (SB);
YO7 - Arges (AG), Dolj (DJ), Gorj (GJ), Mehedinti (MH), Olt (OT),Vilcea (VL);
YO8 - Bacau (BC), Botosani (BT), Iasi (IS), Neamt (NT), Suceava (SV), Vaslui (VS);
YO9 - Buzau (BZ), Calarasi (CL), Dimbovita (DB), Giurgiu (GR), Ialomita (IL), Prahova (PH), Teleorman (TR).

YO QSL BUREAU :

Romanian Amateur Radio Federation
P O Box 22-50, R-71100 BUCURESTI



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