- government: semi-presidential unitary democratic republic
- area: 238291 km2
- capital: Bukareszt
- official languages: Romanian
- population: 22 million
- currency: leu
- year of joining the European Union: 2007
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 5,600 $ (2006)
- leading religion: Orthodox Church
- traditional dish: hominy grits with grated cheese
- life expectancy: 70 years
- national sport: artistic gymnastics
- calling code: +40
- international license plate codes: RO
- internet TLD: .ro