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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: romania local short form: romania local long form: none |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Bucharest |
| Administrative divisions | 41 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, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea |
| 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) |
| Constitution | 8 December 1991; revision came into force 29 October 2003 |
| 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 |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president ion iliescu (since 20 december 2000) elections: president elected by popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 26 november 2000, with runoff between the top two candidates held 10 december 2000 (next to be held 28 november 2004 [first round] and 12 december 2004 [second round]); prime minister appointed by the president head of government: prime minister adrian nastase (since 29 december 2000) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the prime minister election results: percent of vote - ion iliescu 66.84%, corneliu vadim tudor 33.16% |
| Legislative branch | bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (140 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor (345 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms)
elections: senate - last held 26 november 2000 (next to be held 28 november 2004); chamber of deputies - last held 26 november 2000 (next to be held 28 november 2004) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - PDSR (now PSD) 37.1%, PRM 21.0%, PD 7.6%, PNL 7.5%, UDMR 6.9%; seats by party - PSD 65, PRM 36, PNL 13, UDMR 12, PD 9, independents 5; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PDSR (now PSD) 36.6%, PRM 19.5%, PD 7.0%, PNL 6.9%, UDMR 6.8%; seats by party - PSD 171, PRM 69, PD 29, PNL 27, UDMR 27, ethnic minorities 18, independents 4 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistrates) |
| Political parties and leaders | Democratic Party or PD [Traian BASESCU]; Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Bela MARKO]; National Liberal Party or PNL [Calin Popescu TARICEANU]; Romania Mare Party (Greater Romanian Party) or PRM [Corneliu Vadim TUDOR]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Adrian NASTASE], formerly known as the Party of Social Democracy in Romania or PDSR |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | various human rights and professional associations |
| International organization participation | ACCT, Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (applicant), FAO, G- 9, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MONUC, NAM (guest), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIK, UNMIL, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador sorin dumitru ducaru consulate(s) general: chicago, los angeles, and new york FAX: [1] (202) 232-4748 telephone: [1] (202) 332-4846, 4848, 4851 chancery: 1607 23rd street nw, washington, dc 20008 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador dr. jack dyer crouch ii embassy: strada tudor arghezi 7-9, bucharest mailing address: american embassy bucharest, department of state, 5260 bucharest place, washington, dc 20521-5260 (pouch) telephone: [40] (21) 210-4042 FAX: [40] (21) 210-0395 branch office(s): cluj-napoca |
| 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 flag of Chad, also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova |
Introduction and Background to Romania | Geography Of Romania | People Of Romania | Economy Of Romania | Communications Of Romania | Transportation Of Romania | Military Of Romania | Transnational Issues Of Romania
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