_#_Organized labor: until December 1989, a single trade union system organized by the General Confederation of Romanian Trade Unions (UGSR) under control of the Communist Party; since Ceausescu's overthrow, newly-created trade and professional trade unions are joining three umbrella organizations—Organization of Free Trade Unions, Fratia (Brotherhood), and the Alfa Cortel; many other trade unions have been formed
_*Government #_Long-form name: none
_#_Type: in transition from Communist state to republic
_#_Capital: Bucharest
_#_Administrative divisions: 40 counties (judete, singular—judet)
and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor,
Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*,
Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna,
Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara,
Ialomita, Iasi, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt,
Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea,
Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
_#_Independence: 1881 (from Turkey); republic proclaimed 30 December 1947
_#_Constitution: 21 August 1965; new constitution being drafted
_#_Legal system: former mixture of civil law system and Communist legal theory that increasingly reflected Romanian traditions is being revised
_#_National holiday: National Day of Romania, 1 December (1990)
_#_Executive branch: president, vice president, prime minister, Council of Ministers (cabinet)