Romania in brief

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Romania (România) is a country of around 22m inhabitants, located in south-eastern Europe. Geographically it is very diverse, divided in half by the arc of the Carpathian mountains. Romanians make up around 90% of the population, which also includes large Hungarian and Roma minorities. Romania is firmly on the path of reform to democracy and a market economy and is set to join the European Union in 2007.

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• Dracula lived in Transylvania which is a region in Central Romania.



• The first electrified streets in Europe were in Timisoara, a large city in West Romania.



• One of the most influential sculptors of the 20^th century was Constantin Brancusi, a native of Romania.



• The longest river in Europe, the Danube, ends in Romania in the Black Sea where it forms a unique delta.

Links relating to Romania

• Romania on Line: www.romania-on-line.net
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.mae.ro
• www.turism.ro
• SSEES Internet Resources on Romania

This page last modified Thursday 16 December 2010.