Nowadays, to celebrate that moment, December 1st is Romania's national holiday. The official language is Romanian, a language of Latin origin having much in common with the Italian and Spanish. It uses a latin alphabet. RO Romania is a republic and its capital is Bucharest. The teritory is divided into 40 counties.
Suffrage is universal.
18 years of age required. Chief of state is the President. Romania's president, Ion Iliescu. Head of government is the Prime Minister. Since November 2000 Adrian Nastase, is the Prime Minister of Romania, leader of Social Democratic Party.