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Location
Wallachia, southeast Romania.

Dialling code
40.

Population
1,924,960 (city).

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 temperatures
- 2.4°C (28°F).

Average July temperatures
22.8°C (73°F).

Annual rainfall
530mm (21 inches).

Cost of Living:

Inflation in Romania has slowed from its 100%+ statistics of the 1990s. However, since 2000, it has been slowing considerably, and in July 2005, New Lei were introduced to replace the old currency (Lei). All prices have been given in US Dollars in this guide, to make them more realistic. However, payments are made in New Lei.

1 Romanian New Lei (Lei1) = £0.23; US$0.33; C$0.40; A$0.46; €0.25
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

B-EST International Film Festival
April

Rokolectiv
April
Three-day celebration of electronic music.
Various venues including the Museum of Contemporary Art
Website: www.rokolectiv.ro

Carnival ‘D’Ale Bucurestilor’
May
Exhibitions, theater, film, spectacles, medieval costumes, music, big puppets, period cars and more.
Historic Center

EUROPAfest
May
Week-long music festival with 300 European musicians; includes the Bucharest International Jazz Competition.
Website: www.jmevents.ro

Month of Bucharest
May-June
Puppet theater, experimental theater, photo exhibitions and book releases. Various venues

Beer Festival
Piata Constitutiei, in front of Parliament Palace

Craftsmen’s Fair
June-July
Traditional crafts-making.
Village Museum

Georges Enescu International Festival
September-October
Various venues

National Theater Festival
November
Various venues

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