Single official language and language of the majority
Official language but spoken by a minority
This is a list of countries and territories and organisations where Romanian is an official language:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
Romanian language is taught in 13 schools in the Belgian cities of: Brussels, Liège and Mons.[10]
Romanian language is taught in two schools in the Irish capital Dublin.[11]
Romanian language is taught in 228 schools in the Italian regions of: Abruzzo, Apulia, Emilia-Romagna, Campania, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Sicily, Trento, Tuscany, Umbria and Veneto.[12]
Romanian language is taught in five schools in the Portuguese cities of: Lisbon, Loulé and Setúbal.[13]
Romanian language is taught in 328 schools in the Spanish communities of: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, La Rioja, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and Valencia.[14]
In parts of Ukraine where Romanians constitute a significant share of the local population (districts in Chernivtsi, Odesa and Zakarpattia oblasts) Romanian is taught in schools as a primary language and there are Romanian-language newspapers, TV, and radio broadcasting.[15][16] The University of Chernivtsi trains teachers for Romanian schools in the fields of Romanian philology, mathematics and physics.[17]