Romania at a glance

Surface area: 237 500 km²
Population: 21 565 119 (Eurostat 2007)
Joined the European Union: 1 January 2007
Currency: leu (RON) (the former Romanian leu, ROL, remained in circulation until 31 December 2006)

Euro information

Status: Romania is not yet a member of the euro area. The leu has not yet joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM II).

Exchange rate: The current euro to leu foreign exchange reference rate can be consulted on the website of the European Central Bank (updated daily).

Adoption of the euro: Romania has set 2014 as its target year to adopt the euro.

Opinion polls and surveys

• Flash Eurobarometer 207 (May 2007)
  

Websites

European Union portals

• Infoeuropa, the website of the European Commission in Romania (also in English)

Institutions

• Banca Naţională a României (National Bank of Romania, also in English), including a section on European integration and the euro
• Ministerul Economiei şi Finanţelor (Romanian Ministry of Public Finance, also in English)
• Guvernul României (Government of Romania, also in English and French)

Business

• Euro Info Centres Romania
• Camera de Comerţ şi Industrie a României (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, also in English)

Consumers

• Asociaţia pentru Protecţia Consumatorilor din România, APC (Association for Consumers' Protection, also in English)