Romania
România
Romania (RO, ROU) is a country in Southeast Europe, with Bucharest as its capital. The currency is the Romanian Leu (RON, RON). The international dialling code is +40 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0712 034 567. The time zone is Europe/Bucharest. Official language: Romanian.
CurrencyRONRON
Dial code+40e.g. 0712 034 567
Time zoneBucharestUTC+02:00
LanguageRomanian
CapitalBucharest
Population18.1M238.4K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Romania
- Native name
- România
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- RO
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- ROU
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 642
- IOC code
- ROU
- Demonym
- Romanian
- Capital
- Bucharest
- Region
- Europe › Southeast Europe
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Europe
- European Union
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ro
- Coordinates
- 46, 25
- Area
- 238,391 km²
- Population
- 18,148,200
- GDP
- $772.1B ($42.5K per person)
- Literacy
- 97.7%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Romanian Leu RON
- Symbol
- RON narrow lei
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1.234,50 RON
Former currencies: ROL
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romanian ro | Official | 90% (16.3M) | |
| English en | 31% (5.6M) | ||
| French fr | 12% (2.2M) | ||
| Spanish es | 10% (1.8M) | ||
| Hungarian hu | 6.6% (1.2M) | ||
| German de | 0.21% (38.1K) | ||
| Turkish tr | 0.13% (23.6K) | ||
| Serbian (Latin) sr-Latn | 0.12% (21.8K) | ||
| Bulgarian bg | 0.037% (6.7K) | ||
| Greek el | 0.023% (4.2K) | ||
| Polish pl | 0.015% (2.7K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Bucharest | UTC+02:00 | UTC+03:00 | Eastern European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +40
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 6–9 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 112
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 021 123 4567 | +40 21 123 4567 | XXX XXX XXXX | 6, 9 |
| Mobile | 0712 034 567 | +40 712 034 567 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Toll free | 0800 123 456 | +40 800 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Premium rate | 0900 123 456 | +40 900 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Shared cost | 0801 123 456 | +40 801 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Universal access | 0372 123 456 | +40 372 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
Show the 4 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 2[3-6] | 2[3-6]\d9 | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{2})(\d{4}) | 219|31 | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [23]1 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | [236-9] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {State/province} {City}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
- Uppercase fields
- Street address, City
- Predefined regions
- 42
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{6}- Examples
- 060274 · 061357 · 200716
- Post office lookup
- http://www.posta-romana.ro/zip_codes
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Romanian (Romania) locale (ro-RO), amounts in RON.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7 %
- Currency (RON)
- 1.234.567,89 RON
- Accounting
- (1.234.567,89 RON)
- Currency, name
- 1.234.567,89 lei românești
- Compact short
- 1,2 mil.
- Compact long
- 1,2 milioane
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 de kilometri pe oră
- Temperature
- 21,5 °C
- Date, full
- vineri, 27 martie 2026
- Date, long
- 27 martie 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 mar. 2026
- Date, short
- 27.03.2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 mar. 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- martie 2026
- Weekday
- vineri
- Relative time
- ieri · peste 3 zile · acum 2 ore
- List: and
- A, B și C
- List: or
- A, B sau C