ROMANIA

CURRENCY: Romanian Leu (ROL).

EXCHANGE RATE: ROL 7,162 = US$1.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Romanian.

POPULATION: 22 million.

CAPITAL: Bucharest.

INTERNATIONAL CODE: TELEPHONE 40.

CURRENCY CONTROLS: The export or import of the Leu (plural Lei) is limited to ROL 5,000; but visitors may bring in any amount of hard currency up to US$50,000 (declare amounts over US$1,000) and exchange it at hotel, bank and border station currency desks.Tourist may also convert unused Lei back into hard currency at the end of their visit.

GAMING INFORMATION: We present information of five of Bucharest's eleven casinos, plus other casinos in Arad, Constanta, Iasi, and Sinaia.