Welcome to Romania !

Contents

1. Geography

2. Economy & Politics

3. Largest cities. Bucharest

4. Famous Romanian people

5. Romanian Cuisine

Geography

Geography

located in Southeastern and Central Europealmost all of the Danube Delta is located

within its territoryborders on the Black Seashares a border with Hungary and Serbia (W),

Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova (NE), Bulgaria (S)

Economy & Politics

Economy & Politics

a semi-presidential democratic republic

divided into 41 counties, plus the municipality of

Bucharest

1st January 2007: joined the EU

national currency: LEU (“lion”)

4 lei = 1 €

Largest cities

Iaşi

• in NE Romania

• called “The city on seven

hills”

• the social, cultural &

academic centre of

Moldavia

Cluj-Napoca

• In NW part of the country

• considered an informal capital to the historical province of Transylvania

• it hosts the largest university in the country, Babeş-Bolyai University

Timişoara

• in the Banat region of western Romania

• also known as "The City of Athletes“

• considered the second most prosperous city in Romania

Constanţa• the oldest living

city in Romania

• founded around 600 BC

• located on the Black Sea coast

Bucharest

Bucharest

• the capital & the largest city

• located in the SE of the country

• in the period between the two World

Wars, it was nickname the "Little Paris of

the East"

The Palace of the Parliament

The Palace of the Parliament

• the world's second largest building (after the

Pentagon in Washington)

• designed by the dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu as the

seat of political and administrative power

• he originally called it "the House of the Republic" and

it was supposed to be a monument to communism

Arch of Triumph

• built after Romania gained its independence, so that the victorious troops could march under it.

Athenaeum

• the city's main concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic

Famous Romanian people

Gheorghe Hagi

• former football player

• regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe (‘80-’90)

• nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians"

Ilie Năstase• former Romanian

professional tennis player

• one of the world's top players of the 1970s

• considered one of the most gifted tennis players in history

Nadia Comăneci

• one of the best-known gymnasts in the world

• the first ever gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10, in an Olympic gymnastic event.

Gheorghe Mureşan

• retired Romanian professional basketball player.

• tied with Sudanese player Manute Bol as the tallest man (2.31) to ever play in the NBA.

Romanian Cuisine

Sarmale cu mămăligă

• popular Romanian dish of stuffed cabbage rolls accompanied by a gruel of yellow maze

Mici

• grilled minced-meat rolls made from beef mixed with pork

Salată de vinete

• mashed eggplant salad made of grilled, peeled and chopped eggplants, sunflower oil and onion

Cozonac

• a traditional Romanian sweet bread usually prepared for Easter and Christmas

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