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Romania

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What are the entry requirements ?

Passport and visa service: The visas issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
For further information: List of Romanian diplomatic representations
Contact your embassy

What time is it ?

Current local time: It is %T:%M %A in Bucharest
Summer time: DST is from late March to late October.

What is the spoken language ?

Official language: Romanian, spoken by 89.4 % of the population.
Other languages spoken: It is important to note that the Hungarian and German are also widely spoken in the country. Regarding foreign languages, the most commonly spoken in Romania are English and French. After a decade, the speaking of Russian has slightly diminished.
Business language: French, English and German.
Getting some knowledge: For courses Romanian: Easyromania.com
To learn a few phrases: Romanianlessons.com
Free translation tools: Tranexp - Translation software and handheld translators
Ectaco - Handheld translators
TV5 - Free translation arabic-romanian-arabic
hexagone - Not free translation arabic-romanian-arabic

What is the local currency ?

Domestic currency

Romanian New Leu

ISO Code

RON

To obtain domestic currency

The Romanian currency is the Leu (“Lei" in the plural) (pronunciation: lay). Bills are in the denominations: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 lei. The coins are in the denominations: 1, 5, 10 and 50 bani rooms (pronunciation: bahnee) 1leu = 100 bani. The transition to the euro (EUR) is expected in 2012.

Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks and official exchange bureaus ("casa de schimb" or "birou of schimb valutar"). Money exchange bureaus are available in airports and major hotels. The ATMs are accessible at major city banks, airports and shopping malls. However they are rare in villages. Credit cards American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted at major hotels, car rental agencies and shopping malls in large cities. Far from the tourist centers and large cities, credit cards are not so widely accepted.

Possible means of payment

It is prefered to pay in cash rather than with credit card.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Romania, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

What is the climate ?

Type of climate: The climate type is temperate continental.
In winter, the temperature drops below 0°C and as low as -15°C in the mountains and -7°C in the city. It snows heavily.
Spring and autumn are rather short and rainy.
Summer is usually very sunny and temperatures can climb to 35°C.
The coldest month is January and the hottest month is July.
For further information: Daily weather in major Romanian cities

What is the country code ?

Telephone codes: To call in Romania from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +40.
To call Tunisia from Romania, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: Three telephone companies are mainly active in Romania: Cosmorom, Orange and Vodafone Romania.
Internet suffix: .ro
Emergency numbers

Police (emergency)	955
Police	(40 21) 315 35 34 ou 311 20 21