Romania is located in the southeast of the European Continent, with a population of 21,848,504, making it the 56th largest
national population. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest with a total urban population of 2,151,880. The country
encompasses 238,391 square kilometers making it the 83rd largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Ukraine,
Moldova, the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.
President Traian Basescu is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through popular vote and holds that
position for five years and is eligible for a second term President Basescu has had two suspensions to his presidency since
assuming the post on 20 December 2004, the first from 20 April-23 May 2007, the second from 6 July-27 August 2012; he
survived a referendum on both occasions, Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta is recognized as the Head of Government
and, along with Deputy Prime Ministers Daniel Chitoiu, Liviu Dragnea and Gabriel Oprea, achieves that status through
appointment by the president with consent of the Parliament and holds that position for five years. Its form of government
is a republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 8th of December 1991.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Romanian, Hungarian and German. It counts among its major religions
Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic and other, unspecified and no faiths. As sources of mass communication it
has 40 AM, 202 FM, 3 Short Wave and 98 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Moldoveanu, its highest point at 2,544 meters and Black Sea, its lowest point at 0 meters.
Its principal waterways are the Olt River, Danube River and the Prut River, which measure about 1,731 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are textiles and footwear, light machinery
and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing and petroleum refining.
Its official currency is the Romanian Leu.
Here’s something you may not know about Romania. The people of Romania like to eat meatballs (mititei), porridge
(mamalia), and they like to drink wine and plum brandy.
national population. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest with a total urban population of 2,151,880. The country
encompasses 238,391 square kilometers making it the 83rd largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with Ukraine,
Moldova, the Black Sea, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.
President Traian Basescu is recognized as the Chief of State and achieves that status through popular vote and holds that
position for five years and is eligible for a second term President Basescu has had two suspensions to his presidency since
assuming the post on 20 December 2004, the first from 20 April-23 May 2007, the second from 6 July-27 August 2012; he
survived a referendum on both occasions, Prime Minister Victor-Viorel Ponta is recognized as the Head of Government
and, along with Deputy Prime Ministers Daniel Chitoiu, Liviu Dragnea and Gabriel Oprea, achieves that status through
appointment by the president with consent of the Parliament and holds that position for five years. Its form of government
is a republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 8th of December 1991.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are Romanian, Hungarian and German. It counts among its major religions
Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic and other, unspecified and no faiths. As sources of mass communication it
has 40 AM, 202 FM, 3 Short Wave and 98 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Moldoveanu, its highest point at 2,544 meters and Black Sea, its lowest point at 0 meters.
Its principal waterways are the Olt River, Danube River and the Prut River, which measure about 1,731 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are textiles and footwear, light machinery
and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing and petroleum refining.
Its official currency is the Romanian Leu.
Here’s something you may not know about Romania. The people of Romania like to eat meatballs (mititei), porridge
(mamalia), and they like to drink wine and plum brandy.
| Bran Castle- the reputed home of Dracula |
| Pub in Arad in western Romania |
| Brasov |
| Danube River along Romania's southern border |
| Mount Moldoveanu- Romania's highest point |
| Northern Carpathian Mountains |
| Prut River- Romania's northernmost point on the border with Moldova |
| Pyrenees in Prislop Pass (1,416 m) |
| Northern Transylvania traditional house decoration |
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| Romanian Children |
| Sibiu in central Romania |
| Mamaliga- a Romanian dish made of corn meal |
ROMANIA
Updated 14 January 2013
Updated 14 January 2013
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
less than 0.1%
16,000 (2009 est.)
less than 100
16,000 (2009 est.)
less than 100
| Sighetu Marmatiei city buildings on Romania's border with Ukraine |
| The Olt River |
| Triumph Arch of Bucharest |
| Tomis Bay in Constanta on the Black Sea- Romania's lowest point |
| Beba Veche- Romania's westernmost point on the border with Hungary and Serbia |
| Prut river- Romania's northernmost point on the border with Moldova and Ukraine |
| Zimnicea- Romania's southernmost point on the border with Bulgaria |
| Sulina- Romania's easternmost point on the Danube River |
| Tulcea on the Black Sea |
| Bucharest- Romania's capital and largest city |
| Romanian folk dancers in traditional dress |
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| Lush green valley in the Transylvanian Alps |
