Romania is located in the southeast of the European Continent, with a population of 21,959,278, making it the 54th largest
national population. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest with a total population of 2,151,880. The country encompasses
237,500 square kilometers making it the 82nd 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. Prime Minister Emil Boc is recognized as the Head of Government
and, along with Deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela, 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 population of 2,151,880. The country encompasses
237,500 square kilometers making it the 82nd 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. Prime Minister Emil Boc is recognized as the Head of Government
and, along with Deputy Prime Minister Marko Bela, 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 |
Romania is a very, very pretty country. If I were to go, I would like to see and do the following: take a tour of
Bran/Verd/Dracula's Castle and scare the panties off of Elea when I hide behind a statue and say some thing
scary, take a whole day to tour Brasov, drive through Arad, swim in the Danube river, climb the mountains,
tour one of the houses, take a dip in the Prut River, eat some Meatballs, porridge and sample some wine
and plum brandy, see everything I can in Sibiu, pose in front of the Triumph Arch, and bath in the Olt River. I
hope you can find a time to visit this amazing country.
Bran/Verd/Dracula's Castle and scare the panties off of Elea when I hide behind a statue and say some thing
scary, take a whole day to tour Brasov, drive through Arad, swim in the Danube river, climb the mountains,
tour one of the houses, take a dip in the Prut River, eat some Meatballs, porridge and sample some wine
and plum brandy, see everything I can in Sibiu, pose in front of the Triumph Arch, and bath in the Olt River. I
hope you can find a time to visit this amazing country.
5 Suitcases = Let's Go Now!
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
4 Suitcases = Put This One On the List
3 Suitcases = May Be Worth Checking Out
2 Suitcases = So Many Other Places To See
1 Suitcase = Well, I'll Go If I Have To
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| Sibiu in central Romania |
| Mamaliga- a Romanian dish made of corn meal |
ROMANIA
Updated 10/29/10
Updated 10/29/10
| Adult Prevalence Rate: People Living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS Deaths: |
less then 0.1%
15,000 (2007 est.)
350
15,000 (2007 est.)
350
| 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 |
