Capital: Bucharest
Population (million): 21.347
Total Area: 238,391km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 3.47 Leu (new)(RON)(2012)
National Holiday: December 1, Unification Day (1918)
Language(s): Romanian (official language), Hungarian, German

Type of State:
Republic

Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy. Bicameral Parliament (Parlamentul României) with a 176-seat Senate (Senatul) and a 412-seat Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputatilor) including seats reserved for ethnic minorities (18). The Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers (on the advice of the Prime Minister, with prior approval by Parliament) are appointed by the President. Administrative divisions: 41 counties and the capital, Bucharest. Governing coalition: Social Liberal Union (USL) coalition, comprised of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL) and Conservative Party (PC).

Head of State:
President Traian Basescu (PDL)

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Victor Ponta (PSD)

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Titus Corlatean
Economy: Varujan Vosganian
Defence: Mircea Dusa

Main Political Parties:
Social Liberal Union (USL), comprised of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), National Liberal Party (PNL, 60.7%) and Conservative Party (PC); Alliance for a Just Romania (ARD, 16.7%) comprised of Democratic Liberal Party (PD-L) and Civic Force (FC); People’s Party of Dan Diaconescu (PP-DD, 14.6%); Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR, 5.25%)

Elections:
President: 5 year term; next election in 2014. Members of the Senate & Chamber of Deputies: 4 year terms; next parliamentary elections in 2016.

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $114,001,841
Canadian imports from country: $273,490,262
FDI in Canada: $ million
CDI in Romania: $348 million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador designate Maria Ligor

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Philippe Beaulne