Romania
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY-KNOW YOUR WORLD Romania
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Romania is located in Southeastern Europe in a region known as
the Balkans. It borders the Black Sea to the east and is slightly
smaller than the state of Oregon in area. Romanian terrain is
mostly plains and mountains. There are also lots of rivers flowing
through Romania.
Full name: Romania Population: about 21.7 million (July 2015)
Capital: Bucharest Largest city: Bucharest Official language:
Romanian Major religion: Eastern Orthodox (81.9%)Life expectancy:
Male-71.46 , Female-78.59Monetary unit: Romanian leu Main exports:
machinery & equipment, metals & metal products, textiles
& footwear, chemicals, minerals & fuels, agricultural
products GNI per capita: $18,410 (July 2015) Country quick
Facts
The land that is today Romania, became part of the Roman Empire
in 100AD After the decline of the Roman Empire, many different
groups of migrating people passed throughIn the middle of the 16th
century, some of Romania was under Ottoman ruleBy the 18th century
the Hapsburgs Austrian Empire controlled some of present-day
RomaniaIn 1878, after a failed revolution and a war, Romania was
recognized as an independent stateRomanian history in brief
In WWI Romania eventually joined the Allies, but faced major
lossAfter the war, Romania was a constitutional monarchy until a
dictator took over in 1937 Romania suffered greatly in WWII as
wellAfter WWII, Romania was proclaimed the Communist Peoples
Republic and was under direct military and economic control of the
Soviets until late 1950sIn the 1960s a brutal dictatorial rule took
over Romania After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 it was
transformed from a Communist state and into democracy Romanian
History continued
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MersiYOURE WELCOME: Cu plcere PLEASE: Te rog I LOVE YOU: Te iubesc
HOW ARE YOU: Ce mai faci?Language
Republic Voting age- 18 years President- Klaus Iohannis Prime
Minister- Victor Ponta Government
PontaIohannis
Aging populationGovernment corruptionInsufficient
healthcarePoverty and unemployment Rights of minorities groups such
as the RomaWater and air pollution Current issues
The Roma people are very poor and continue to be discriminated
against in Romania and throughout Europe
Switched from Communist to capitalist economy in 1989Joined the
European Union in 2007 Major industries: electrical machinery and
equipment textiles and footwear auto assembly mining
timberpetroleum mining chemicals food processing construction
materials Trade with the EU accounts for 70% of trade
Economy
Romanian leu 1 US Dollar= 4.05 RON (July 2015) Currency
Traditional Romanian Clothing
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Traditional Romanian Dance
Sarmale- cabbage rollsCrnai afumai- smoked sausage Plcinte cu
brnz dulce- fried dough with sweet cheeseCiorba de fasole cu
ciolan- bean soup with pork or ham Gula de cartofi cu
afumtur-potato goulash with smoked meatMucenici moldoveneti- sweet
doughDovleac copt- baked pumpkin Mici- grilled sausageCrepes with
jamGingerbread cookies
Traditional Romanian Food
In the Caves of Bones in Romania, the oldest human remains on
the continent of Europe (about 42,000 years old) where
discoveredRomania is Europes richest country in gold resources
Draculas Castle is in Romania, the character Dracula was based off
the Romanian Prince, Vlad the Impaler Romania was the first place
in Europe to have electric street lighting The Romanian language is
1,700 years old and the only Romance language in Eastern EuropeThe
first ever perfect 10 in the Olympics games was given to Romanian
gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1976)Fun Facts
(left) Interior of Bran Castle in Transylvania, Romania; (top
left) Outside of Bran Castle, which is regarded as being Draculas
Castle; (above) Vlad the Impaler, the real person Draculas
character was based off of
(left) Nadia Comaneci at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 when she
got the first perfect 10 in gymnastics; (below) Brasov, Romania is
one of Cleveland, Ohios sister cities
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.htmlhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/ro.htmhttp://romania.usembassy.gov/
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