What every visitor should know about Romania:

Money
The currency is the Romanian leu (RON). 1 RON is worth about US$0.35, or €0.24.
Crime
CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)

Areas of concern:

  • Credit-card fraud
  • Mugging
  • Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
Capital
Bucharest
Tap water
Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.

Romania facts and figures:

People

Population
22,215,421
Language
Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Ethnicity
Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%

Economy

GDP
US$12,500 (per capita)
Income equality
High
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