Romania (pronounced: /en-us-Romania.ogg/; archaic: Rumania, Roumania; Romanian: România ) is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south. The territory's recorded history includes periods of rule by Dacians, the Roman Empire, the Bulgarian empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire. As a nation-state, the country was formed by the merging of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859 and it gained recognition of its independence in 1878. Later, in 1918, they were joined by Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia. At the end of World War II, parts of its territories (roughly the present day Republic of Moldova) were occupied by the USSR and Romania became a member of the Warsaw Pact. With the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Romania started a series of political and economic reforms. After a decade of post-revolution economic problems, Romania made economic reforms such as low flat tax rates in 2005 and joined the European Union on January 1, 2007. While Romania's income level remains one of the lowest in the European Union, reforms have increased the growth speed. Romania is now an upper-middle income country economy. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Bucharest (Bucureşti)
Language:
Romanian
Largest City:
Bucharest
Bucharest
As Of:
Jan 1, 2009
Population Density (sq mi):
233
GDP (nominal):
$200.074 billion
Water Area (%):
3
Time Zone:
EET
Area:
92,043
Local Name:
România
GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
39th
65th
GDP (nominal per capita):
$9,310
GDP (nominal) Rank:
43rd
GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
61st
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Lower House:
Chamber of Deputies
Upper House:
Senate
Legislature:
Parliament
Government type:
Unitary semi-presidential republic
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.ro .eu
Currency (code):
RON
Latitude:
N
Currency:
Leu (L)
Country Calling Code:
+40
Longitude:
E
Latitude (Minutes):
25
Longitude (Minutes):
6
Latitude (Degrees):
44
As of:
Jan 1, 2003
HDI Rank:
63rd
HDI:
0.837
Longitude (Degrees):
26
Gini:
31
Census Date:
Jan 1, 2002
As Of:
Jan 1, 2009
Ethnic groups:
89.5% Romanians, 6.6% Hungarians, 2.5% Roma, 1.4% other minority
groups
EU Accession:
Jan 1, 2007
Conventional Long Name:
Romania
Demonym:
Romanian
Name:
Romania
Drives On:
right
GDP (per capita PPP):
$270.772 billion
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