33 Countries of Origin’ Profiles

ROMANIA Produced by the University of Seville (Universitad de Sevilla) 2 © Driving Direction and Maps Language Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.) Note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5 – 11% of Romania's population 4 . Literacy Rate 99% (2011) 5 GPI 0.99 (2011) 6 Ethnic Groups Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% Relations between Hungarians and Romanians are tense and have resulted in political conflict and occasional violence. Despite efforts made by the government to integrate minorities, discrimination still exists. 7 Religion/Beliefs Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.). 4 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2266.html 5 Percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. Data by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/tellmap/-1003531175 ) 6 The gender parity index (GPI) of the adult literacy rate is the ratio of the female to male literacy rates of the population aged 15 years and over. A GPI value between 0.97 and 1.03 is usually interpreted to indicate gender parity. Data by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://tellmaps.com/uis/literacy/#!/tellmap/-1003531175/3) 7 http://www.everyculture.com/No-Sa/Romania.html