Romania by miroslavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :)

Country Name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Romania local long form: none local short form: Romania
Year Founded: 1859
Population: 22,215,421 (July 2009 est.)
Primary Language: Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
Ethnic Make-up: 89.5% Romanians, 6.6% Hungarians, 2.5% Roma, 1.4% other minority groups
Political System: republic
Year Entered the European Union:
Representative of the European Union (include party) :
Type of Economy: : rich agricultural lands; diverse energy sources (coal, oil, natural gas, hydro, and nuclear); a substantial industrial base encompassing almost the full range of manufacturing activities; an educated work force; and opportunities for expanded development in tourism on the Black Sea and in the Carpathian mountains.
Currency: 1 Romanian lei = 0.316977 U.S. dollars
Current Exchange rate for American Currency: lei (RON) per US dollar - 2.5 (2008 est.), 2.43 (2007), 2.809 (2006), 3 (2005), 3 (2004)
GDP:
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$278.4 billion (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
$213.9 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
8% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$12,500 (2008 est.)
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 8.1% industry: 36% services: 55.9% (2008 est.)
Percentage of Trade within the European Union:
Unemployment Rate: 3.6% (2008 est.)
Chief Exports:Textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals, fuels.
Key Imports:
Major Religions: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
Surrounding Countries:It shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.
Literacy Rate: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.3% male: 98.4% female: 96.3% (2002 census)
One Interesting Fact:Since the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Romanian educational system has been in a continuous process of reform that has been both praised and criticized.According to the Law on Education adopted in 1995, the educational system is regulated by the Ministry of Education and Research. Each level has its own form of organization and is subject to different legislation. Kindergarten is optional for children between 3 and 6 years old. Schooling starts at age 7 (sometimes 6), and is compulsory until the 10th grade (which usually corresponds to the age of 17 or 16). Primary and secondary education are divided into 12 or 13 grades. Higher education is aligned with the European higher education area.