This is a list of countries and territories and organisations where Romanian is an official language:
Country | Population | Native Romanian speakers | Est. total speakers | Status of Romanian | More info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moldova | 3,461,380 (2014) [1] | 70.2% | 2,560,000 [2] | Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova [3] | Languages of Moldova |
Romania | 21,640,168 (2014) [1] | 90.7% | 19,900,000 [2] | Constitution of Romania, art. 13 [4] | Languages of Romania |
Region | Country | Status | Population | Native Romanian speakers | Status of Romanian | More info |
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Gagauzia | Moldova | Autonomous region | 155,646 (2004) | 3.9% | Statute of Gagauzia, art. 3§1 [5] | Languages of Gagauzia |
Transnistria | De facto independent | 555,347 (2004) | 32.1% | Statute of the Settlements from the Left Bank (Transnistria), art. 6§1 (
Latin)
[6] Constitution of Transnistria, art. 12 ( Cyrillic) [7] |
Languages of Transnistria | |
Vojvodina | Serbia | Autonomous region | 1,931,809 (2011) | 1.45% | Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, art. 26 [8] | Romanian language in Serbia |
Romanian has been declared a "regional language" alongside Ukrainian in Hertsa Raion of Ukraine as well as in other villages of Chernivtsi and Zakarpattia oblasts, as per the 2012 legislation on languages in Ukraine.
Organisation | Members | Status of Romanian | More info |
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European Union |
Romania and other 26 states |
Regulation No. 1 of the EC [9] | Languages of the European Union |
Latin Union |
Moldova,
Romania and other 34 states |
Convention of Madrid, 1954 | Romance languages |
Monastic community of Mount Athos |
Romanian Orthodox Church and other Eastern Rite churches |
Language of religious service |
124. [...] Prin urmare, Curtea consideră că prevederea conţinută în Declaraţia de Independenţă referitoare la limba română ca limbă de stat a Republicii Moldova prevalează asupra prevederii referitoare la limba moldovenească conţinute în articolul 13 al Constituţiei.
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