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Area
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237 500 km square
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Population |
22 607 629 inhabitants in 1992 |
| Capital |
Bucharest (2 027 512 inhabitants in 1996),
placed south-east in Romanian Field
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| Statal form |
Republic |
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Climate |
During summer time, medium temperature varies
between 22-24 degrees, maximum 50 degrees in the south. During winter time, the temperature decreases
under zero (-3); see Geography Page
for more details. |
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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 |
leu, lei for plural in bancnotes of
2000, 10 000, 50 000, 100 000, 500 000 and small, valueless metal coins of 500, 1000, 5000 |
| Usefull numbers |
Emergency hospital: 962; Ambulance:
961; Police: 955; Firemen: 981; International emergency calls: 971. |
| 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 big 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 and Visa. Some banks accept them too.
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