Romania
Anthem: "Deșteaptă-te, române! " ("Awaken thee, Romanian!" )Show globe Show map of Europe Capitaland largest city
Bucharest 44°25′N 26°06′E / 44.417°N 26.100°E / 44.417; 26.100 Official languages Romanian [1] Recognised minority languages[2] Ethnic groups Religion Demonym(s) Romanian Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Klaus Iohannis Florin Cîțu [5] Legislature Parliament Senate Chamber of Deputies • First Romanian polities
c. 895 / 1247a 1330 c. 13601570 1600 24 January 1859 9 May 1877/1878c 14 March 1881 1918 / 1920e 27 December 1989[6] [7] [8] • Total
238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi) (81st ) • Water (%)
3 • 1 January 2021 estimate
19,186,201[9] [10] (61st )• 2011 census
20,121,641[3] • Density
80.4/km2 (208.2/sq mi) (136th ) GDP (PPP ) 2021 estimate • Total
$636.481 billion[11] (36th )• Per capita
$32,950[11] (44th )GDP (nominal) 2021 estimate • Total
$289.130 billion[11] (47th )• Per capita
$14,968[11] (56th )Gini (2020) 33.8[12] medium HDI (2019) 0.828[13] very high · 49th Currency Romanian leu (RON )Time zone UTC +2 (EET )UTC +3 (EEST )Date format dd.mm.yyyy (AD ) Driving side right Calling code +40 ISO 3166 code RO Internet TLD .ro f A Vlach duke ruling Transylvania around 895, Gelou , is mentioned alongside Glad and Menumorut in the late 12th century Gesta Hungarorum (the reliability of which is debated); a 1247 royal charter, known as the Diploma of the Joannites , mentions four Romanian keneziates (or polities) in Muntenia and Oltenia . The double election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Moldavia and Wallachia (respectively, 5 and 24 January 1859). Independence proclaimed on 9 May 1877, internationally recognised in 1878. Romania in the interwar period, following the proclamation of the union in 1918 including Bessarabia , Bukovina , Transylvania , parts of Banat , Crișana and Maramureș , established after the Paris Peace Conference closing World War I in 1920. Monarchy was abolished on 30 December 1947 upon the proclamation of the People's Republic and was changed with the new constitution upon its adoption on 21 August 1965 as the Socialist Republic. The Communist regime fell on 22 December 1989, the new democratic government was installed on 20 May 1990 and the new post-communist constitution was adopted on 21 November 1991. Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007. Also .eu , shared with other European Union member states.