Capital and Currency of Romania
This article contains all important points related to Romania like the capital of Romania, the currency of Romania, geographical location, population, GDP, culture & religion, and other important points about the country.
Romania (European Country)
Romania is a southeastern European country. It is one of the most diverse countries in Europe. Romania is the 12 largest country in Europe. It shares land borders with Ukraine in the north, Bulgaria in the south, Hungary in the west, Serbia in the southwest, Moldova in the east, and also with the Black Sea in the East.
Romania has a total border of 238397 km sq. in which 3% is water area. It is famous for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains, and also plays a major role in the European Union.
Capital of Romania
Bucharest is the capital and largest city of Romania. Bucharest is a city in the South part of Romania, the city is just 87 km away from the border of Bulgaria in the South. The metropolitan area of the capital is 1811 km sq. The population of Romania is estimated at around 2151665 as of 2020.
The population density of the capital is 8026/km sq. The GDP of the capital city Bucharest is € 52.2 Mld which is 23.9% GDP of Romania.
Currency of Romania
Romanian leu is the official currency of Romania. The currency code of Romania is RON. The name of the currency is derived from Dutch thaler and the meaning of the name is "lion". Below I'm listing the value of the currency in other popular currency units in the world.
The Name of Currency of Romania
- Romania Currency: Romanian leu (RON)
Romanian leu Values in Other Currencies
Mentioned List According to July 19, 2020
- 1 RON = $ 0.24 USD
- 1 RON = 0.21 Euro
- 1 RON = 17.70 Indian Rupee
- 1 RON = 1.65 Chinese Yuan
- 1 RON = 25.29 Japanese Yen
Current Population of Romania
According to the census of 2011, the population of Romania was 20,121,641. The population growth of the country is in the negative (-0.66 %), Some estimated data says the current population of the country is 19,237,691 as of 2020. Romania is the 7th largest country in Europe and the 61st largest country in the world in terms of the population.
- Romania Population: 19,237,691 [ Estimated Population in 2020 ]
Current GDP of Romania
The GDP of Romania is one of the fastest-growing GDP in Europe. According to data from 2019, the GDP (PPP) of Romania is around $548 Billion and per capita GDP (PPP) is $28,190 dollar. According to the World Bank data 2020, Romania is a high-income country, in the last year the country was in the list of upper-middle-income countries.
GDP of Romania in 2019
- Total: $5,48 Billion Dollar
- Per capita: $28,190 Dollar
Religion, Language, Culture in Romania
People from various religions live in Romania but the majority of people follow Romanian Orthodoxy which is 81% of the total population. Below is the list of religions followed by the people with their percentage in the country.
- 81% Romanian Orthodoxy
- 5% Catholicism
- 6% Protestant
- 1.5% Other
- 0.2% Irreligion
- 6.0% No data
Romanian is the official language of Romania, Romanian is spoken by almost 90% of the peoples in the country. A few percents of people speak Hungarian (around 6%) and Vlax Romani around 1%. The people from various countries live in Romania so some amount of people also speak Ukrainian, German, Turkish, etc...
As foreign languages, English and French are spoken at a wide level in Romania. Almost 1% of Romanians speak English and French is spoken by 17% of people.
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