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Also Known As România • Rumania
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Marcel Ciolacu
Capital Bucharest
Population (2025 est.) 19,079,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 4.664 Romanian new leu
Head Of State President: Klaus Iohannis
Form Of Government unitary republic with two legislative houses (Senate [136]; Chamber of Deputies [3291])
Official Language Romanian
Official Religion none
Official Name România (Romania)
Total Area (Sq Km) 238,397
Total Area (Sq Mi) 92,045
Monetary Unit (new) leu2 (RON; plural [new] lei)
Population Rank (2023) 67
Population Projection 2030 17,974,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 207.3
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 80
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2023) 52.1% • Rural: (2023) 47.9%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 70.7 years • Female: (2022) 78 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000.000) (2023) 317,743
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 16,670
1Includes a maximum of 18 elective seats for ethnic minorities.2The leu was redenominated on July 1, 2005. As of that date 10,000 (old) lei (ROL) = 1 (new) leu (RON).

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