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Romania is a country located at

the intersection of central and Southeastern

Europe, bordering on the Black Sea.

Romania shares a border with Hungary and

Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to

the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the

south.

At 238,400 square kilometers,

Romania is the ninth largest country of the

European Union by area, and has the

seventh largest population of the European

Union with more than 19 million people.

Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the

tenth largest city in the EU.

Geographic information

The sanctuaries of the ancient Dacian

Kingdom capital, Sarmizegetusa

DaciaThe earliest written evidence of people

living in the territory of the present-day Romania

comes from Herodotus. He writes that the tribal

confederation of the Getae were defeated by the

Persian Emperor Darius the Great during his campaign

against the Scythians. The Dacians, widely accepted as

part of the Getae described earlier by the Greeks, were

a branch of Thracians that inhabited Dacia

(corresponding to modern Romania, Moldova, northern

Bulgaria and surroundings).

The Dacian Kingdom reached its maximum

expansion during King Burebista, between 82 BCE -

44 BCE. Under his leadership Dacia became a

powerful state which threatened the regional interests

of the Romans. Julius Caesar intended to start a

campaign against the Dacians, due to the support that

Burebista gave to Pompey, but was assassinated in 44

BC. A few months later, Burebista shared the same

fate, assassinated by his own noblemen. Another theory

suggests that he was killed by Caesar's friends. His

powerful state was divided in four and did not become

unified again until 95 AD, under the reign of the

Dacian king Decebalus.

Romanian cuisine

Romanian cuisine is a diverse

blend of different dishes from several

traditions with which it has come into

contact, but it also maintains its own

character. It has been greatly influenced by

Ottoman cuisine, while it also includes

influences from the cuisines of other

neighbours, such as Germans, Serbs,

Bulgarians and Hungarians.

If you come to Romania and

taste our food, you will return for sure!

Count Dracula

Dracula is arguably one of themost famous characters in popular culture.He has been portrayed by more actors inmore film and television adaptations thanany other horror character.

Historically, the name "Dracula" isthe given name of Vlad Ṭepeș' family, aname derived from a secret fraternal order ofknights called the Order of the Dragon,founded by Sigismund of Luxembourg touphold Christianity and defend the Empireagainst the Ottoman Turks. Vlad II Dracul,father of Vlad III, was admitted to the orderaround 1431 because of his bravery infighting the Turks and was dubbed Dracul(Dragon) thus his son became Dracula (sonof the dragon). From 1431 onward, Vlad IIwore the emblem of the order and later, asruler of Wallachia, his coinage bore thedragon symbol.

Nadia Comaneci - the first in the world to score a

perfect 10

People

Foreign visitors consider Romanians

among the friendliest and most hospitable

people on earth. Romanians are by nature fun

loving, warm, hospitable, playful, with an innate

sense of humor.

Romania is associated with big names

in arts and sports:

- Constantin Brancusi — one of the most

acclaimed modern sculptors

- Angela Gheorghiu — one of the world's

greatest opera soprano

- Ilie Nastase — Twice ranked as the world's

number one tennis player

- Nadia Comaneci — A gymnastics legend

- George Enescu — great musician

The Carpathian

Mountains are home to

one of the largest

undisturbed

forests in Europe.

400 unique species of

mammals, including the

Carpathian chamois, call

the Carpathian Mountains

home.

60% of European brown

bear population lives in

the Carpathian Mountains.

Did you know ?

The first substance proved to

have a normalizing effect on blood

sugar levels -pancreatine (the

predecessor of insulin) was

discovered by Romanian

physiologist, professor of medicine:

Nicolae Paulescu!

Between 1914 and 1916, Dr.

Paulescu performed experiments in

which he obtained an anti-diabetic

pancreatic extract. In 1916 his

extract, injected into diabetic dogs,

reduced blood glucose levels.