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Romania Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/romania/romania_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code RO Government type republic National capital Bucharest Administrative divisions 40 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea Independence 1881 (from Turkey; republic proclaimed 30 December 1947) National holiday National Day of Romania, 1 December (1990) Constitution 8 December 1991 Legal system former mixture of civil law system and communist legal theory; is now based on the Constitution of France's Fifth Republic Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (143
seats; members are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation
to serve four-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Adunarea Deputatilor
(343 seats; members are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation
to serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court of Justice, judges are appointed by the president on recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistrates Political parties and leaders
Democratic Party or PD [Petre ROMAN]; Romanian Social Democratic Party
or PSDR [Sergiu CUNESCU]; Party of Social Democracy in Romania or PDSR [Ion
ILIESCU]; Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Bela MARKO];
National Liberal Party or PNL [Mircea IONESCU-QUINTUS]; National Peasants'
Christian and Democratic Party or PNTCD [Ion DIACONESCU]; Romanian National
Unity Party or PUNR [Valeriu TABARA]; Socialist Labor Party or PSM [Ilie VERDET];
Agrarian Democratic Party of Romania or PDAR [Victor SURDU]; The Democratic
Convention or CDR [Ion DIACONESCU]; Romania Mare Party (Greater Romanian Party)
or PRM [Corneliu Vadim TUDOR]; Civic Alliance Party or PAC [Nicolae MANOLESCU,
chairman]; Liberal Party '93 or PL-93 [Dinu PATRICIU]; National Liberal Party-Democratic
Convention or PNL-CD [Nicolae CERVENI]; Socialist Party or PS [Tudor MOHORA]
Political pressure groups and leaders various human rights and professional associations International organization participation ACCT, BIS, BSEC, CCC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G- 9, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), NAM (guest), NSG, OAS (observer), OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the
national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been
removed; now similar to the flags of Andorra and Chad
NOTE: The information regarding Romania on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Romania Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Romania Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |