By air - international airports: in Bucharest, Constanta, Timisoara, Targu Mures (in construction). Regular and charter flights of Romanian and foreign airlines with offices in Bucharest, connecting the country to the world's big airports.
TAROM - Romanian Air Transport is the largest domestic flight company.
By sea - vessels of any tonnage set anchor in the Port of Constanta, the best equipped on the Black Sea Coast.
By river - on the Danube: vessels set anchor in the ports of Sulina, Tulcea, Galati and Braila; cabin-cruisers can set anchor in the ports of Oltenita, Giurgiu and Drobeta-Turnu Severin and they may also navigate on the new European river route Rotterdam-Constanta (through the Romanian Danube-Black Sea Canal).
By railway - international trains connect Bucharest to the main central-European capitals (and the Black Sea Coast to the country's main cities). Romania is a member of the RIT and Inter-Rail tariffs and transport systems.
By road - the country is crossed by the following main roads: E 81 (Berlin-Warsaw-Halmeu), E 60 (Vienna- Prague-Budapest-Bors), E 671 (Oradea-Timisoara), E 68 (Vienna-Prague-Budapest-Nadlac), E 70 (Trieste- Belgrade-Moravita), E 752 (Trieste-Belgrade-The Iron Gates), E 79 (Athens-Tirana-Sofia-Calafat), E 85 (Athens-Istanbul-Sofia-Giurgiu), E 87 (Istanbul-Tirana-Sofia-Vama Veche), E 581 (Moscow-Kishinev-Albita) E 85 (Warsaw-Kiew-Chernowitz-Siret), E 576 (Suceava-Cluj-Napoca), E 574 (Bacau-Pitesti). All roads are marked according to the international regulations; driving is on the right side of the road.
Distance in km between Bucharest and:
Amsterdam, 2428 Copenhague,2587 Paris, 2401 Athens, 1252 Helsinki, 2900 Prague, 1465 Belgrade, 720 Istanbul, 704 Rome, 2149 Berlin, 2154 Lisbon, 4120 Sofia, 407 Bern, 2125 London, 2577 Stockholm, 3100 Bonn, 2100 Madrid, 3530 Tirana, 1172 Brussels, 2394 Moscow, 1963 Warsaw, 1797 Budapest, 893 Oslo, 2820 Vienna, 1100Total area: 237,500 sq.km.
The Sub-Carpathians hills and table lands stretch over 36% of the national territory; particular mention should be made of the vineyards (for their many times prize awarded wines), orchards, pastures.
The plain area occupies the rest of 33% of Romania's territory, being the country's major agricultural resource. The cultivation of cereals is predominant, but technical and medicinal plants and a great variety of vegetables are also cultivated.
The main water courses: the Danube River (1,075 km), Mures (786 km), Olt (736 m), Prut (716 km), Siret (596 km), Ialomita (410 km), Somes (308 km),Arges (344 km), Jiu (331 km). There are a great number and a wide variety of lakes: in the sea coast area they have fresh or salt water (in the Danube Delta, the lakes of Razim, Sinoe, Siutghiol, Techiorghiol, Neptun etc., at a 2-3 m altitude); in the plain area their waters have healing effects (Amara, Lacu Sarat, Fundata, Balta Alba, at a 20-25 m altitude); but there are also fishing ponds, artificial accumulation lakes on river courses either used for entertainment or as sources of electric power (Snagov, Colentina, Olt, Arges, Bicaz, Siret, Somes, at a 30-700 m altitude), or natural accumulation lakes (the Rosu Lake, at a 980 m altitude) and glacial lakes (in the Retezat Massif, at an over 2,000 m altitude).
The Romanian Black Sea Coast is oriented north-southward stretching along 245 km, of which about 90 km represent the delta of the Danube flowing into the Black Sea (the Danube Delta).
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930 Institutions 955 Police
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952 Trains time-table 971 Long distance calls
953 Taxi cabs 991 Trunk calls
For trunk calls dial 0, the area code of the respective town and the phone number. For long distance calls to Romania: for Bucharest dial 40 then 1, and the respective phone number; for other places dial 40, the area code of the respective town and the phone number.
According to the governmental decision of 14th June 1994, the goods whose individual values exceeds Lei 250,000, or goods of the same kind whose total value exceeds the above mentioned amount, as well as cars, furniture, electronic and home electric appliances, carpets and guns are all liable to customs taxes. Moreover, there are goods of the same kind whose total value does not exceed the amount of Lei 500,000 but they are liable to customs taxes. Alcoholic drinks and cigarettes are tax exempted, irrespective of the way they are introduced in the country, in certain quantities: 2 l alcoholic drinks over 22 degrees, 4 l wine or beer and 200 cigarettes; one may bring into the country alcoholic drinks and cigarettes for a maximum value of Lei 100,000.
It is prohibited to bring radioactive substances and drugs on the Romanian territory. For pets (dogs, cats etc.) an antirabic vaccination certificate is needed.
Natural persons may enter the Romanian territory with cash currency amounts equivalent to max.US $ 10,000; Romanian or foreign citizens have to declare to the Romanian customs authorities any cash amount exceeding the equivalent of US $ 1,000. Natural persons resident in Romania may go abroad with amounts equivalent to max. US $ 5,000, of which US $ 1,000 without any justifying document (bank certificate). Currency amount over US $ 5,000 may be transferred through bank accounts. Natural persons temporarily staying in Romania cannot leave the country with currency amounts higher than those declared when coming to Romania.
Traveller's cheques and credit cards are accepted in Romania.
Occasional or regular meetings of those interested, on the occasion of the numerous congresses or international fairs (TIB, TIBCO, ROMHOTEL, HOREXPO etc.) held in Bucharest, Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca a.o. are more and more frequent and greater in scope.
The international participation is also increasing in such cultural events as the"George Enescu" Music Festival (creation and interpretation) or in European sports competitions.