List of territorial entities where Romanian is an official language
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This is a list of countries and territories and organisations where Romanian is an official language:

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Single official language and language of the majority
Official language but spoken by a minority
Countries where Romanian is an official language[edit]
| Country | Population | Native Romanian speakers | Est. total speakers | Status of Romanian | More info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,461,380 (2014)[1] | 70.2% | 2,560,000[2] | Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova[3] | Languages of Moldova | |
| 21,640,168 (2014)[1] | 90.7% | 19,900,000[2] | Constitution of Romania, art. 13[4] | Languages of Romania |
Regions where Romanian is an official language[edit]
| Region | Country | Status | Population | Native Romanian speakers | Status of Romanian | More info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous region | 155,646 (2004) | 3.9% | Statute of Gagauzia, art. 3§1[5] | Languages of Gagauzia | ||
| De facto independent | 555,347 (2004) | 32.10% | Statute of the Settlements from the Left Bank (Transnistria), art. 6§1 (Latin) [6] Constitution of Transnistria, art. 12 (Cyrillic)[7] |
Languages of Transnistria | ||
| Autonomous region | 1,931,809 (2011) | 1.45% | Statute of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, art. 26[8] | Official status of Romanian language in Vojvodina | ||
| Rayon | 32,316 (2001) | 93.8% | Legislation on languages in Ukraine | Languages of Ukraine | ||
| Rayon | 171,850 (2001) | 12.4% |
Organisations with Romanian as an official language[edit]
| Organisation | Members | Status of Romanian | More info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania and other 27 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 |
| Mount Athos | Romanian Orthodox Church and other Eastern Rite churches |
Language of religious service |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Countries in the world (ranked by 2014 population)". Worldometers.
- ^ a b "Romanian". Ethnologue.
- ^ "Hotărâre Nr. 36 din 05.12.2013 privind interpretarea articolului 13 alin. (1) din Constituţie în corelaţie cu Preambulul Constituţiei şi Declaraţia de Independenţă a Republicii Moldova (Sesizările nr. 8b/2013 şi 41b/2013)" (in Romanian). Constitutional Court of Moldova. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
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.
- ^ http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?den=act2_1&par1=1#t1c0s0a13
- ^ http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=311656&lang=1
- ^ http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=313004&lang=1
- ^ http://mfa-pmr.org/index.php?newsid=644
- ^ http://www.skupstinavojvodine.gov.rs/Strana.aspx?s=statut&j=RO
- ^ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1958R0001:20070101:EN:PDF