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b Banca Transilvania acquired Volksbank Group 's Romanian subsidiary in 2015. c UniCredit Bank acquired Royal Bank of Scotland 's Romanian subsidiary in 2015. d Raiffeisen Bank acquired Citibank 's retail banking operations in 2013. e OTP Bank acquired Millennium BCP 's Romanian subsidiary in 2015.
The National Bank of Romania ( Romanian: Banca Națională a României, BNR) is the central bank of Romania and was established in April 1880. Its headquarters are located in the capital city of Bucharest. The National Bank of Romania is responsible for the issue of the Romanian leu and as such it sets the monetary policy, holds the currency ...
Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [243] : 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.
The Roma constitute one of Romania's largest minorities. According to the 2011 Romanian census, they number 621,573 people or 3.08% of the total population, being the second-largest ethnic minority in Romania after Hungarians, [21] with significant populations in Mureș (8.9%) and Călărași (7,47%) counties.
The Government is the public authority of executive power that functions on the basis of the vote of confidence granted by Parliament, ensuring the achievement of the country's domestic and foreign policy and that exercises the general leadership of public administration. The Government is appointed by the President of Romania on the basis of ...
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Romania. 1 December. Ziua Națională a României. National Day of Romania. It celebrates the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Kingdom of Romania . 25-26 December. Crăciunul. Christmas Day. Both first and second Christmas Day are holidays.
Romania 's economy ranks 35th in the world by its total GDP ( PPP ), with a Int$ 784 billion annual output (2023 est.). [5] The country is a leading destination in Central and Eastern Europe for foreign direct investment: the cumulative FDI since 1989 totals more than $170 billion. [48]
The Bank of Romania ( Romanian: Banca României, French: Banque de Roumanie ), from 1903 Bank of Roumania Ltd., was Romania 's oldest bank and its largest financial institution in the late 19th century, [2] : 329 created and controlled by the Ottoman Bank until its nationalization in 1948 .