People

Foreign visitors consider Romanians among the friendliest and most hospitable people on earth. Romanians are by nature fun loving, warm, hospitable, playful, with an innate sense of humor.

Romania is associated with big names in arts and sports:

Constantin Brancusi — one of the most acclaimed modern sculptors.

Alexandra Nechita — a young Romanian painter living in California, known for her distinct style.

Ilie Nastase — U.S. Open and Roland Garos winner, is still one of crowd's favorites at the U.S. Open.

Nadia Comaneci — the Olympic champion gymnast, saluted by people everywhere.

Other world renowned Romanian artists include the writer Eugen Ionesco, pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir, piano player Radu Lupu and musician George Enescu.

About 21,700,000 people live in Romania.

Ethnic breakdown is 89% Romanian 7.5% Hungarian, 1.9% Gypsy, German, Ukrainian, Armenian, Croatian, Serbian and Turkish. More than 55% of Romania's population lives in towns and cities.

There are 263 towns in Romania out of which 25 have a population of more than 100,000 while 8 cities count more than 300,000 inhabitants. 45 % of Romanians live in rural areas: 2,868 communes and 13,285 villages. The administrative divisions are called "judete" (counties). There are 41 counties in Romania. The capital city, Bucharest, has the status of a county.

Bucharest — the capital of Romania has a population of more than 2,200,000.

Main religions in Romania

Eastern Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5% and Protestant 5%.

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