vote on a proportional representation basis
to serve four-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 26 November 2000
(next to be held in the fall of 2004); Chamber of Deputies - last held
26 November 2000 (next to be held in the fall of 2004) election results:
PNL 7.5%, UDMR 6.9%; seats by party - PDSR 65, PRM 37, PD 13, PNL 13,
UDMR 12; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PDSR 36.6%,
PRM 19.5%, PD 7.0%, PNL, 6.9%, UDMR 6.8%; seats by party - PDSR 155,
PRM 84, PD 31, PNL 30, UDMR 27, ethnic minorities 18

Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the
president on the recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistrates)

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party or PD [Traian BASESCU];
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Bela MARKO]; National
Liberal Party or PNL [Valeriu STOICA]; Party of Social Democracy or PSD
[Adrian NASTASE]; note - used to be known as the Party of Social Democracy
in Romania or PDSR; Romania Mare Party (Greater Romanian Party) or PRM
[Corneliu Vadim TUDOR]

Political pressure groups and leaders: various human rights and
professional associations

International organization participation: ACCT, Australia Group, BIS,
BSEC, CCC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G- 9, G-77,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MONUC, NAM (guest),
NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner), WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US: Ambassador Sorin Dumitru DUCARU
consulate(s) general: [1] (202) 332-4846, 4848, 4851 chancery: 1607
23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Michael GUEST embassy: Strada Tudor Arghezi 7-9, Bucharest mailing
address: American Embassy Bucharest, Department of State, Washington,
DC 20521-5260 (pouch) telephone: [40] (1) 210 40 42 FAX: [40] (1) 210
03 95 branch office(s): Cluj-Napoca

Flag description: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side),
yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered
in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad,
also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova

Economy Romania

Economy - overview: Romania, one of the poorest countries of Central
and Eastern Europe,