ROMANIA

ROMANIA Republica Democrata Romania

National anthem

DESTEAPTA-TE ROMANE !AWAKEN O ROMANIAN !

Summary fact sheet Official Name: RomaniaCapital: BucharestType of Government:Parliamentary Republic with Multi-party DemocracyPopulation: 22,276,056Area: 237,500 sq kmMajor Ethnic Groups: Romanian, Hungarian, Romany, German, Ukrainian, Turkish, Greek and CroatianLanguage: RomanianReligions: Christianity, Islam Unit of Currency: Leu National Flag: Three equal vertical bands of blue, yellow and red Date of Independence:December 1, 1918Summary Fact Sheet

Cool factDid you know? The Danube River travels 2850 km through eight countries, drains the whole of Romania except the Black Sea coast, and completes its course in Romania's Danube Delta.

Climate Romania has four distinct seasons, like Canada. Autumn and spring are rainy, summer is hot and dry and winter is very cold with lots of snow.

Wild life

Romania's wildlife consists of wolves, bears, deer, lynx, chamois and countless varieties of birds.

Land

Population According to the 2007 census, Romania has a population of 22,276,056 Romanians make up 89.5% of the populationHungarians, who make up 6.6%Roma, who make up 2.5% Ukrainians, Germans, Lipovans, Turks, Tatars, Serbs, Slovaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Greeks, Russians, Jews, Czechs, Poles, Italians, Chinese, Armenians

Origins of Romanians

Romanians are a mix between the ancient Daci and the Romans who colonized Dacia early in 106 A.D. Economy With a GDP per capita (PPP) of $10,661 estimated for 2007Part of the EU since Jan 1st 2007Romania's main exports are clothing and textiles, industrial machinery, electrical and electronic equipment, metallurgic products, raw materials, cars, military equipment, software, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and agricultural products (fruits, vegetables, and flowers).

Curency Romanian leu Euro

Economy The average gross wage per month in Romania is 1387 lei as of April 2007, equating to 443.13 (US$600.17)The Leu is the official currency while the Euro is also used

Culture Romanian culture is a mix of Easter and Western cultureWestern influences are very recent Hungarian, Turkish and Russian influences English, French and German influences

Family life Very important Most time is spent around the familySome families work togetherMarriage is a very important institution All men must serve in the army, so the usual age for marriage is 21 The women traditionally work at home, while the males work outside Factories, farming, mining, and other blue collar jobs are predominantWhite color jobs

Religion Romanian Orthodox 86.8%Catholic 4.7%Protestant 7.5%Muslim 1 %

Dress and tradition The traditional dress for males is composed of opinci, itari, camasa and clop The traditional dress for females is composed of fusta, camasa, batic, and cerga

FoodSarmale, tochanita, chiftele, supa de cartofiOne of the best food in the world

Legend VLAD TEPES aka DRACULA

Civil war in 1989 REVOLUTIA ROMANA

Beautiful architecture

Capital Bucharest is the capital of Romania Population 1 940 500

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