Romania
Guide to ROMANIA
ROMANIA which official name is Romania or Romania, is a country from Europe located at the Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine. ROMANIA with 2,508 km sq km, limits with: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 45, Serbia 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km; and is divided in 41 counties . ROMANIA's capital is Bucharest which is the most populated city with about 1,877,155 inhabitants.
History of ROMANIA
ROMANIA's government is republic; a Republic with a Executive government type, with President Traian Basescu as head of state and Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu as head of government.
Other symbols of ROMANIA are Romanian motto " formerly Nihil Sine Deo (Latin, Nothing without God) Romanian anthem "Desteapta-te, romāne! (Awaken Thee, Romanian), former anthem Trei culori (Three Colours) Romanian flag.Romanian flag is composed by three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the flag of Chad, also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova .
ROMANIA's history is quite long: The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The country gained recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories - most notably Transylvania - following the conflict. In 1940, Romania allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a Communist "people's republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former Communists dominated the government until 1996 when they were swept from power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007.
ROMANIAs geography
ROMANIA has an area of 237,500Km ,with a coastline of 225, this great area is composed by 230,340 sq km of land and 7,160 sq km of water. Romanian geography is known by it's central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps . This makes Romanian's land specially proclive to earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides.
Guide to travel to ROMANIA
If you are thinking on traveling to ROMANIA, you will have to take in consideration some points like ROMANIA's currency, ROMANIA's weather, ROMANIA's national holiday and ROMANIA's transports.
The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. ROMANIA`s currency is called leu ( L), which is divided in 100 bani. For your consideration, leu's exchange rate is about St. Gertrudis' Cathedral in Utrecht per dolar.2.2494000000.
ROMANIA's weather is characterized to be temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to ROMANIA.
You can also consider to visit ROMANIA on it's national holiday to get in ROMANIA's culture. If you do so, ROMANIA's national holiday is called Unification Day, 1 December.
Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of ROMANIA: Moldoveanu 2,544 m. And try also to get to ROMANIA's lowest point: Black Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit ROMANIA's tallest structure: ( ).
Don't be afraid to take a flight to ROMANIA, with more than 61 airports and 1 airlines, you will get to ROMANIA without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. ROMANIA has about11,385 of railways, and also1,731 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.
Romanian Culture
ROMANIA is known by Romanians as Romania in the shortened way. Romanian, about 22,276,056 people, are composed by different ethnics: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census). And they also have different languages: Romanian.
Another relevant point nowadays it's ROMANIA's religion. Romanians are divided in Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census). So you can visit any of it's38 like 0.
But if want to know more about ROMANIA's culture, the best way is by reading the most famous Romanian novelists' books like Alexandru Ecovoiu, Alexandru Sever or Nicolae Breban.
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