Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south. At 238,400 square kilometers , Romania is the ninth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with 21.9 million people. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the sixth largest city in the EU with about two million...
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quick facts
Founded:1290
Capital:Bucharest
Population:21,513,622
Official language:Romanian Language
Currency:Romanian leu
Area:92,043.3 sq. mi.
GDP:$213,900,000,000
Form of government:Semi-presidential system, Republic, Unitary state
Also known as:România

Capital city of Romania

Bucharest
Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at 44°25′57″N 26°06′14″E / 44.4325°N 26.10389°E / 44.4325; 26.10389, and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents as early as 1459. Since then it has gone...
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Major cities in Romania

CityPopulation
Nord-Est 3,712,400
Bacău County 706,623
Cluj County 692,316
Galaţi County 619,556
Botoşani County 452,834
Bistriţa-Năsăud County 311,657
Ploieşti metropolitan area 300,358
Craiova 299,429
Galaţi 295,000
Braşov metropolitan area 279,728
Braşov 277,945
Ploieşti 232,527
Brăila 210,400
Oradea 206,614
Blaj 200,758
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Population history of Romania

YearEstimated Population
2011 21,904,551
2010 21,442,012
2009 21,480,401
2008 21,513,622
2007 21,546,873
2006 21,587,666
2005 21,634,371
2004 21,684,890
2003 21,742,013
2002 21,803,129
2001 22,132,000
2000 22,443,000
1999 22,457,994
1998 22,503,000
1997 22,554,000
1996 22,608,000
1995 22,681,000
1994 22,731,000
1993 22,755,000
1992 22,789,000
1991 23,185,000
1990 23,207,000
1989 23,152,000
1988 23,054,000
1987 22,940,000
1986 22,823,000
1985 22,725,000
1984 22,625,000
1983 22,553,000
1982 22,478,000
1981 22,353,000
1980 22,201,000
1979 22,048,000
1978 21,855,000
1977 21,658,000
1976 21,446,000
1975 21,245,000
1974 21,029,000
1973 20,828,000
1972 20,663,000
1971 20,470,000
1970 20,253,000
1969 20,010,000
1968 19,721,000
1967 19,285,000
1966 19,141,000
1965 19,027,000
1964 18,927,000
1963 18,813,000
1962 18,681,000
1961 18,567,000
1960 18,403,000
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Government officials of Romania

OfficialOfficeStart of Term
Emil Boc Prime Minister of Romania 2008
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Olympic medals won by Romania

OlympicsEventAthleteMedal
2008 Summer Olympics Men's Sabre individual Mihai Covaliu Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Épée individual Ana Maria Brânză Silver medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, team competition Andreea Acatrinei Bronze medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Alina Alexandra Dumitru Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Sandra Izbasa Gold medal
2008 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, Marathon Constantina Tomescu Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Maria Cioncan Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Triple jump Marian Oprea Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 400m hurdles Ionela Ţîrlea-Manolache Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, 60 - 64 kg (light welterweight) Ionuţ Gheorghe Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Vault Marian Drăgulescu Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Pommel horse Marius Urzică Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's Floor exercises Marian Drăgulescu Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Monica Roşu Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Cătălina Ponor Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Alexandra Eremia Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Cătălina Ponor Gold medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Nicoleta Daniela Sofronie Silver medal
2004 Summer Olympics Men's 200m backstroke Răzvan Florea Bronze medal
2004 Summer Olympics Women's 200m freestyle Camelia Potec Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Violeta Szekely Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Gabriela Szabo Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, Marathon Lidia Simon Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 5000m Gabriela Szabo Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Dorel Simion Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's boxing, Light Middleweight 67-71kg Marian Simion Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Sabre individual Mihai Covaliu Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's Pommel horse Marius Urzică Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Simona Amânar Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Maria Olaru Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Andreea Răducan Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Simona Amânar Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Judo, 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Simona Richter Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Men's 25m rapid fire pistol Iulian Raicea Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 100m backstroke Diana Mocanu Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 200m backstroke Diana Mocanu Gold medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 200m individual medley Beatrice Căslaru Silver medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's 400m individual medley Beatrice Căslaru Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's High jump Oana Pantelimon Bronze medal
2000 Summer Olympics Women's Single Sculls Sanda Toma Gold medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Gabriela Szabo Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Lightweight 57 - 60kg Leonard Doroftei Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Marian Simion Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Foil individual Laura Badea Gold medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Gina Gogean Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Simona Amânar Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Lavinia Miloşovici Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Gina Gogean Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Simona Amânar Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Pommel horse Marius Urzică Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Rings Dan Burincă Silver medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Simona Amânar Gold medal
1996 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Gina Gogean Bronze medal
1996 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, 99 - 108 kg Nicu Vlad Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's High jump Alina Astafei Silver medal
1992 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Welterweight 60-63.5 Leonard Doroftei Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Lavinia Miloşovici Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Lavinia Miloşovici Gold medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Cristina Bontaş Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Lavinia Miloşovici Gold medal
1992 Summer Olympics Men's 10m air pistol Sorin Babii Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, Flyweight -52kg Traian Ioachim Ciharean Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Super Heavyweight 100-130 kg Ioan Grigoras Bronze medal
1992 Summer Olympics Women's Single Sculls Elisabeta Lipa Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Paula Ivan Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Featherweight 54 - 57 kg Daniel Dumitrescu Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Daniela Silivaş Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Uneven bars Daniela Silivaş Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Daniela Silivaş Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Gabriela Potorac Bronze medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Daniela Silivaş Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's Horizontal bar Marius Gherman Bronze medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Gabriela Potorac Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Daniela Silivaş Bronze medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's 50m pistol Sorin Babii Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's 200m individual medley Noemi Lung Bronze medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's 400m individual medley Noemi Lung Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's Weightlifting, First Heavyweight 90-100kg Nicu Vlad Silver medal
1988 Summer Olympics Men's Freestyle Wrestling, Heavyweight 90-100kg Vasile Puşcaşu Gold medal
1988 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 3000m Paula Ivan Silver medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 800m Doina Melinte Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 800m Fiţa Lovin Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Doina Melinte Silver medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 1500m Maricica Puică Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 3000m Maricica Puică Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Athletics, 400m hurdles Cristeana Cojocaru Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Long jump Vali Ionescu Silver medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Shot put Mihaela Loghin Silver medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Discus throw Florenta Craciunescu Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Men's Boxing, Light Welterweight 60-63.5 Mircea Fulger Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Men's C-1 500m (canoe single) Costicǎ Olaru Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Ecaterina Szabo Silver medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Gymnastics, individual all-round Simona Păucă Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Ecaterina Szabo Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Vault Lavinia Agache Bronze medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Simona Păucă Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Balance Beam Ecaterina Szabo Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Floor exercises Ecaterina Szabo Gold medal
1984 Summer Olympics Women's Single Sculls Valeria Răcilă Gold medal
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Religions practiced in Romania

Pie chart showing the religions of Romania
ReligionPercentage of Population
Romanian Orthodox Church 86.7%
Roman Catholicism 4.7%
Protestantism 3.7%
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Wars and battles involving Romania

Battle of Košare
Battle of Košare
(April 9, 1999 - June 10, 1999)

The Battle of Košare was fought during the Kosovo war between the military forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on one side and the KLA...
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Operation Desert Thunder
Operation Desert Thunder
(November 11, 1998 - December 22, 1998)

Operation Desert Thunder was a response to threats by Iraq's president Saddam Hussein to shoot down U-2 spy planes, and violate the no-fly zone set...
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World War II
World War II
(1939 - 1945)

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict that was underway by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved most of the world's...
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First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive
(April 8, 1944 - June 6, 1944)

The First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive, named after the two major cities in the area, was fought between 8 April and 6 June 1944 by the Soviets...
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Battle of Târgu Frumos
Battle of Târgu Frumos
(May 2, 1944 - May 8, 1944)

The Second Battle of Târgu Frumos, part of the First Jassy-Kishinev Offensive, was a military engagement primarily between the Wehrmacht and Red...
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International Memberships

European Union
European Union

The European Union /ˌjʊərəˈpiːənˈjuːnjən/ is an economic and political union or confederation of...
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Zangger Committee
Zangger Committee

The Zangger Committee, also known as the Nuclear Exporters Committee, sprang from Article III.2 of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear...
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Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative

The Southeast European Cooperative Initiative, or the SECI, has been an initiative that, under the auspices of men like Erhard Busek and Richard...
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World Bank
World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes. The World Bank's...
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Council of Europe
Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human...
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Colleges and universities in Romania

University of Iaşi
University of Iaşi

The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University is a public university located in Iaşi, Romania. The University of Iaşi, as it was named at first, is...
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University of Oradea
University of Oradea

The University of Oradea is a public University, located in Oradea, in North-Western Romania. With its four colleges and 18 faculties, has a total...
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University of Craiova
University of Craiova

The University of Craiova is a university located in Craiova, Romania. It is an institution of higher education of complex integration, founded in...
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University of Galaţi
University of Galaţi

The Lower Danube University is a public university located in Galaţi, Romania. It was founded in 1974. The University of Galaţi, as it was...
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Movies filmed in Romania

Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
Release date:December 25, 2003
Directed by:Anthony Minghella
Genre:War film
Rated:R (USA)

Cold Mountain is a 2003 war drama film written and directed by Anthony Minghella. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Charles Frazier. It stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger in lead roles as well as Natalie Portman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Melora Walters, Jena Malone, and Giovanni Ribisi. The film tells the story of a wounded deserter from the Confederate army close to the end of the American Civil...
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The Lurking Fear
The Lurking Fear
Release date:1994
Directed by:C. Courtney Joyner
Genre:Horror

The Lurking Fear is a 1994 horror film, loosely based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story The Lurking Fear. It was produced by Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment and written and directed by C. Courtney Joyner. Ex-con John Martense returns to his childhood home of Lefferts Corner after serving time for a crime he didn't commit. Martense visits family friend Knaggs , a mortician who has been holding half of a map for him. The map leads to a...
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Books about Romania

  • Russia and the formation of the Romanian national state, 1821-1878
    Russia and the formation of the Romanian national state, 1821-1878
  • Romanian policy towards Germany, 1936-40
    Romanian policy towards Germany, 1936-40
  • Cultural politics in Greater Romania
    Cultural politics in Greater Romania
  • Dracula, Prince of Many Faces
    Dracula, Prince of Many Faces
  • Night
TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
Russia and the formation of the Romanian national state, 1821-1878 Barbara Jelavich
Romanian policy towards Germany, 1936-40 Rebecca Haynes
Cultural politics in Greater Romania Irina Livezeanu
Dracula, Prince of Many Faces Radu Florescu
Night Elie Wiesel Fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Children's literature, Novel, Memoir
Blood of victory Alan Furst Fiction
An Imaginary Life David Malouf Novel, Fiction
The long shadows Alan Brownjohn
Journal 1935-1944 Mihail Sebastian
Classic Recipes From Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia & Slovenia Lesley Chamberlain
Red Storm over the Balkans David Glantz
Red horizons Ion Mihai Pacepa Autobiography, Biography, Sociology
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Famous residents of Romania

Tranda
Tranda
Musical Artist

Costin Alexandru Trandafir , better known by his stage name Tranda, is a hip-hop artist and producer from Constanţa, Romania mainly known for...
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Sebastian Stan
Sebastian Stan
Film Actor, TV Actor

Sebastian Stan is a Romanian-born American actor. He is best known for playing Prince Jack Benjamin on the television drama Kings and Carter Baizen...
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Stella Roman
Stella Roman
Musical Artist

Stella Roman was a Romanian operatic soprano whose career brought her leading roles in Italy and the United States. Stella Roman was born in 1904...
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Steve Holmes
Steve Holmes
Film Actor

Steve Holmes , is a Romanian-born German pornographic actor who started his career in 1997. Holmes is a Transylvanian Saxon from Sibiu. In 1968, his...
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Sabina Cojocar
Sabina Cojocar
Musical Artist

Sabina Carolina Cojocar is a retired international elite artistic gymnast from Romania as well as a singer. She is a world gold medalist with the...
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Countries adjoining Romania

Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Central and Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the...
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Moldova
Moldova

Moldova /mɒlˈdoʊvə/, officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe located between Romania to the...
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Hungary
Hungary

Hungary /ˈhʌŋɡəri/ is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria

Bulgaria /bʌlˈɡɛəriə/ , officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a parliamentary republic in Southeast Europe. It...
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Serbia
Serbia

Serbia /ˈsɜrbiə/, officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    Which city is the capital of Romania?
  • A:
    Bucharest is the capital.
  • Q:
    Who are some notable people that were born in Romania?
  • A:
    Prominent people and popular celebrities born in Romania include:
    - Mariana Bozesan
    - Dumitru Copil
    - Irina Lazareanu
    - Demetrius Ypsilanti
    - Emil Dechebal Matasareanu
    - Alexander Löhr
    - Nicolae Malaxa
  • Q:
    Under which form of government does Romania operate?
  • A:
    The government regime is a Semi-presidential system.
  • Q:
    What are the common languages spoken in Romania?
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    Ukrainian , Torlakian and Romanian are the common languages spoken in this country.
  • Q:
    What type of money is officially accepted in Romania?
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    The official currencies include the Romanian leu.
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