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Capital: Bucharest

Population: 22,329,977 (July 2005 est.)

Languages: Romanian (official), Hungarian, German

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)

Currency: leu (RON, previously ROL)

Timezone: GMT+2

Romania has experienced rapid growth in recent years. This is primarily evident in the increased number of new construction projects for single-family homes, business parks, and tourist resorts. There has also been an explosion in urban developments, created specifically for middle-income family living. Though most plans are still in the development stages, Romania is becoming popular with expats as an opportunity to get in on the "ground floor" of the country's modernization.

A religious country, the combination of spiritual reverence, history, and elaborate natural landscape intensify the expectant expat's emotion upon seeing Romania for the first time.

Romania is made up of a population which is roughly 90% Romanian Orthodox, 5% Roman Catholic, and 4% protestant, with the remaining 1% of differing religious affiliations.