Romania, located in southeastern Europe, has a population of about 21.7 million and its capital city is Bucharest. The country transitioned from a communist state to a democracy after the 1989 revolution and joined the European Union in 2007. Current challenges include government corruption, healthcare issues, and discrimination against minority groups, particularly the Roma.

1. ROMANIA
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2. 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.

3. ●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-78.59
●Monetary unit: Romanian leu
●Main exports: machinery & equipment, metals & metal
products, textiles & footwear, chemicals, minerals &
fuels, agricultural products
●GNI per capita: $18,410 (July 2015)
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4. ● 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 through
● In the middle of the 16th century, some of Romania was under
Ottoman rule
● By the 18th century the Hapsburg’s Austrian Empire controlled
some of present-day Romania
● In 1878, after a failed revolution and a war, Romania was
recognized as an independent state
History

5. ● In WWI Romania eventually joined the Allies, but faced major
loss
● After the war, Romania was a constitutional monarchy until a
dictator took over in 1937
● Romania suffered greatly in WWII as well
● After WWII, Romania was proclaimed the Communist People’s
Republic and was under direct military and economic control of
the Soviets until late 1950s
● In 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
History continued

6. ●HELLO: Salut
●GOODBYE: La revedere
●YES: Da
●NO: Nu
●THANK YOU: Mersi
●YOU’RE WELCOME: Cu plăcere
●PLEASE: Te rog
●I LOVE YOU: Te iubesc
●HOW ARE YOU: Ce mai faci?
Language

7. ● Republic
● Voting age- 18 years
● President- Klaus Iohannis
● Prime Minister- Victor Ponta
Government

8. ● Aging population
● Government corruption
● Insufficient healthcare
● Poverty and
unemployment
● Rights of minorities
groups such as the
Roma
● Water and air pollution
Current Issues
The Roma people are very poor and continue
to be discriminated against in Romania and
throughout Europe

9. ● Switched from Communist to capitalist
economy in 1989
● Joined the European Union in 2007
● Major industries:
●electrical machinery and equipment
●textiles and footwear
●auto assembly
●mining
●timber
●petroleum mining
●chemicals
●food processing
●construction materials
● Trade with the EU accounts for 70% of trade
Economy

10. ● Romanian leu
● 1 US Dollar= 4.05 RON (July 2015)
Currency

11. TRADITIONAL
ROMANIAN
CLOTHING

12. ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEVO
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Romanian dance

13. ● Sarmale- cabbage rolls
● Cârnați afumați- smoked sausage
● Plăcinte cu brânză dulce- fried
dough with sweet cheese
● Ciorba de fasole cu ciolan- bean
soup with pork or ham
● Gulaș de cartofi cu afumătură-
potato goulash with smoked meat
● Mucenici moldovenești- sweet
dough
● Dovleac copt- baked pumpkin
● Mici- grilled sausage
● Crepes with jam
● Gingerbread cookies
Food

14. ● In the “Caves of Bones” in Romania, the oldest human remains
on the continent of Europe (about 42,000 years old) where
discovered
● Romania is Europe’s richest country in gold resources
● Dracula’s 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 Europe
● The first ever perfect 10 in the Olympics games was given to
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci (1976)
Fun facts

15. (left) Interior of Bran
Castle in Transylvania,
Romania; (top left)
Outside of Bran Castle,
which is regarded as
being Dracula’s Castle;
(above) Vlad the Impaler,
the real person Dracula’s
character was based off
of

16. (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, Ohio’s sister
cities

17. ● https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-
world-factbook/geos/ro.html
● http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/count
rys/europe/ro.htm
● http://romania.usembassy.gov/
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