Romania History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

The history of the region was ruled by the Dacians, the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire. As a nation-state, the country was formed by the merger of Moldavia and Valakia in 1859 and its independence was recognized in 1878. Later, in 1918, Transylvania, Bukovina and Besarbia also joined it. At the end of the Second World War, parts of its territories (upper-present-day Moldova) were occupied by the Soviet Union and Romania became a member of the Treaty of Versailles.

Romania is the largest country in southeastern Europe and the twelfth largest in Europe, with a land area of ​​238,391 square kilometers. A large part of the Romania border with Serbia and Bulgaria is made up of the Danube. The Danube is connected to the Prut River, which forms the border with the Republic of Moldova. The Danube flows into the Black Sea and forms the Danube Delta in the territory of Romania, the second largest and most well-preserved delta in Europe, as well as the protected area of ​​the biosphere and the world's biodiversity point of view. Heritage Site. Other important rivers are the Siret, which flows north-south through Moldavia, the Alt, which flows from the Oriental Carpathian Mountains to Oltenia, and the Moors, which flow east to west through Transylvania.

Romania is the ninth-largest region among the member states of the European Union and has the seventh largest population (with 21.5 million people). Its capital and largest city is Bucrest. It is the sixth largest city in the European Union with 1.9 million people. In 2007, Sibiu, a city in Transylvania, was chosen as the cultural capital of Europe. Romania also joined NATO on 29 March 2004 and is a member of the Latin Union, as well as a member of the Francophonie of the OSCE and an associate member of the CPLP. Romania is a semi-presidential federal state. It joined the European Union on 1 January 2007. Although Romania's income level remains one of the lowest levels in the European Union, the reform has increased the pace of development. Romania is now a country with a high middle-income economy.

The official language is Romanian, a Romance language (the most widely spoken of the Eastern Romance branch), which is a common colloquium of similarities between Aromanian, Megalino-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian, but with many features in common with the rest. Shares are Western Romance languages, especially Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan etc.

Bulgaria [LM] , Hungary [L] , Moldova [L] , Russia [M] , Serbia [L] , Ukraine [LM] ,
Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border