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🗺️ Bucharest, Romania
Capital city
📍 44.4268°, 26.1025°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalBucharest
TimezoneUTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population18.1M
Governmentsemi-presidential republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsVaries
Internet Code.ro
Internet Users89%
GDP per Capita$40,600
🌍 Geography
LocationSoutheastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
Size Comparisontwice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon
Climatetemperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
Terraincentral Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsRomanian 89.3%, Hungarian 6%, Romani 3.4%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.1%, other 0.9% (2021 est.)
ReligionsRomanian Orthodox 85.3%, Roman Catholic 4.5%, Reformed 3%, Pentecostal 2.5%, other 4.7% (2021 est.)
Median Age45.8 years
Life Expectancy76.9 years
National HolidayUnification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook