Romania🇷🇴
Founded in 1878
Brief flag description
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; modeled after the flag of France, the colors are those of the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
46 00 N, 25 00 E
total: 238,391 sq km
land: 229,891 sq km
water: 8,500 sq km
slightly smaller than Oregon
Money💷
As of December 04, 2015, 1 US dollar buys 4.12 Romanian Leus. Against the dollar, the Romanian Leu is 68% stronger than the average currency for all countries (12.70).
Government
Chief Executive: Traian Basescu
Type: president
Second Chief ExecutiveVictor Ponta
TypePrime Minister