Area: 237 500 km square
Population: 22 607 629 inhabitants in 1992
Capital: Bucharest (2 027 512 inhabitants in 1996), placed
south-east in Romanian Field
Statal form: Republic
Climate: During summer time, medium temperature varies
between 28-30 degrees, maximum 60 degrees in the south.
During winter time, the temperature decreases under zero
only in the mountains, also there is no more snow in the
fields;
Romanian Time: GMT+2 for winter time (octomber-march)
and GMT+3 for summer time
Units for measure metric system: 1 km=0,62 miles
National Coin: ron, lei for plural in bancnotes of 5,10,50,100,500
and small, valueless metal coins of 1,5, 10,50
Usefull numbers: Emergency hospital: 962; Ambulance: 961;
Police: 955; Firemen: 981; International emergency calls:
112.
Exchange To all exchange-houses opened everywhere in the
town and in the banks; outside those, exchange is not
authorized; some of the exchange-houses has comission
8%, others have none
Using banking card Big hotels, restaurants and stores
accepts payment through banking cards, exemples of accepted
cards: American Express, MasterCard, DinnersClub,Visa
s.o.. Some banks accept them too.