| Location |
Wallachia,
southeast Romania |
| Country
dialling code |
40 |
| Population |
2,354,510
(city) |
| Ethnic
mix |
97.5%
Romanian, 1.4% Gypsy,
0.19% German, 0.16% Jewish,
0.09% Serbian, 0.05% Russian,
0.04% Greek, 0.3% Hungarian,
0.27% other minorities, including mainly Ukrainians,
Bulgarians, Turks, Armenians, Poles, Tartars,
Czechs, Slovaks and Croats. |
| Religion |
96.5%
Greek Orthodox, 1.4% Roman Catholic,
0.4% Greek Catholic, 0.1% Protestant,
1.6% other minorities including Unitarian,
Jewish and Muslim. |
| Time
zone |
GMT
+ 2 (GMT + 3 from last Sunday in March
to last Sunday in October) |
| Electricity |
220
volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are
standard |
| Average
January temp |
-
2.4°C (28°F) |
| Average
July temp |
22.8°C
(73°F) |
| Annual
rainfall |
530mm
(21 inches) |
|
