3. 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.
4. 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)
COUNTRY QUICK FACTS
5. 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
ROMANIAN HISTORY IN BRIEF
6. 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
ROMANIAN HISTORY CONTINUED
7. 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
8. Republic
Voting age- 18 years
President- Klaus Iohannis
Prime Minister- Victor Ponta
GOVERNMENT
Ponta
Iohannis
9. 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
10. 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
14. 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
TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN FOOD
15. 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
16. (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
17. (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