Long name: None
Capital City: Bucharest
Type of Government: civil law system
Date of Independence: 9 May 1877
National Holiday: Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
Chief of State: President Klaus iohannios
Capital City: Bucharest
Type of Government: civil law system
Date of Independence: 9 May 1877
National Holiday: Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
Chief of State: President Klaus iohannios
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos
Description of Executive Branch/Powers: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2014 with a runoff on 16 November 2014 (next to be held on 16 November 2019); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers : bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (176 seats; 137 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote and 39 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers :High Court of Cassation and Justice (consists of 111 judges organized into civil, penal, commercial, contentious administrative and fiscal business, and joint sections); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote) :18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S.: George Cristian MAIOR
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: r Mark H. Gitenstein
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers : bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (176 seats; 137 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote and 39 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers :High Court of Cassation and Justice (consists of 111 judges organized into civil, penal, commercial, contentious administrative and fiscal business, and joint sections); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)
Suffrage (who is allowed to vote) :18 years of age; universal
Name of THEIR Ambassador to the U.S.: George Cristian MAIOR
Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S. : Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.
Name of U.S. Ambassador to THEM: r Mark H. Gitenstein
Description of the Symbolism of flag: Red, yellow and blue were found on late 16th-century royal grants of Michael the Brave