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Last reviewed: 03 September 2009

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Area: 238,391 sq km
Population: 22.6m
Capital City: Bucharest (population: 2m)
People: Romanian (89.4%); Hungarian (7.1%); German (0.5%)
Languages: The official Language of Romania is Romanian. Hungarian, Romany and German are often spoken as first languages by the Hungarian (Magyar), Roma and Sasi (Transylvanian Saxons) minorities. English and French are widely spoken.
Religion(s): Orthodox (86.8%); Roman Catholic (5%); Reformed (3.5%); Protestant (3.5%); Greek Catholic, Unitarian and others (1.2%)
Currency: Leu, plural Lei
Major political parties: Government: Centre right PD-L (Democratic Liberal Party); Centre-left PSD (Social Democratic Party) in coalition with PC (Conservatives); Opposition:PNL (National Liberal Party); UDMR (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania);  
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
President: Traian Basescu
Prime Minister: Emil Boc
Foreign Minister:  Cristian Diaconescu

Membership of international groupings/ organisations: Organisation for Co-operation and Security in Europe (OSCE) (2001 Chairman-in-Office); United Nations (UN); International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Bank; International Finance Corporation (IFC); Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Bank for International Settlements (BIS); World Trade Organisation (WTO); Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA); Council of Europe (CoE) (2005-06 Chairman); Stability Pact; North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ; PfP; European Union (EU).

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Romania, Bucharest, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy, 24 Jules Michelet
010463 Bucharest, Romania

Telephone:

Visa (40) (21) 201 7300
Main (40) (21) 201 7200

Fax:

(40) (21) 201 7299 Chancery
(40) (21) 201 7317 Consular
(40) (21) 201 7315 Management
(40) (21) 201 7311 Trade Development

Email: Press.Bucharest@fco.gov.uk

Office hours:

GMT:
Mon-Thurs: 0630-1500; Fri: 0630-1400
(From last Sun Oct - last Sun Mar)
Mon-Thurs: 0530-1400; Fri: 0530-1300
(From last Sun Mar - last Sun Oct)

Local Time:
Mon-Thurs: 0830-1700; Fri: 0830-1600

Website: http://ukinromania.fco.gov.uk