Romania Brianna Lamb Lindsey Walton Miriam Ibarra Liam Savannah Johnston Melissa Johnston Cassie Welch

Location 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 238,391 square kilometres (92,043 sq mi), Romania is the eighth largest country of the European Union by area, and has the seventh largest population of the European Union with 20,121,641 people.

Land and Water Features The arc of the Carpathians extends over 1,ooo km through the center of the country, covering the area of 70,000 sq. km. These mountains are low to medium altitude, and are no wider than 100 km.

Weather extremes temperature In January it is 2 degrees celsius, this is equal to 36 degrees fahrenheit. In July is 28 degrees celsius, this is equal to 82 degrees fahrenheit.

Natural resources Natural resources in Romania ~ Timber ~ Natural gas ~ Iron ore ~ Coal ~ Salt ~ Hydropower

Ancient Romania Ancient Romania was a kingdom called Dacia. It was later conquered by the Romans and renamed Romania.

Kings and Rulers Romania has had many rulers because it was made of many states. one famous ruler of romania was Vlad the Impaler. He impaled his enemies on long poles as a form torture and execution.

Wars In World War II Romania fought against the soviet union with Germany.

A recent event in Romania Romania's decision to prosecute former prison commander Alexandru Visinescu for his role in Communist-era abuses has opened flood of news media coverage and controversy in country; decision has also raised tentative hopes among victims and advocates that Romania may finally be shaking off a national amnesia about its brutal past and confronting a culture of impunity and corruption that has long constrained progress.

A recent event in Romania The fate of half a million political prisoners VALENTIN CRISTEA , an 83-year-old engineer living in the tiny Romanian town of Comarnic, will never forget a day more than 55 years ago. On February 8th 1956, he was arrested by the Securitate, Romania’s notorious secret police, because he was accused of links with an anti-Communist resistance group. He was sentenced to five years in prison for disclosure of state secrets and jailed at the Râmnicu Sărat prison.

(The Fault Finder’s Chronicle) Romanian Pop culture Popular Music Artists Pop Music Cleopatra Stratan Rock Music Holograf Voltaj Dance\Electronic Dj Project Popular TV Iarta-ma (Forgive Me) Dansez Pentru Tine Cronica Carcotasilor (The Fault Finder’s Chronicle)

Political System Parliamentary Republic-they have Democratic rights & freedom guaranteed by their Constitution Government leaders Prime Minister Victor Ponta President Traian Basescu

Romanian Allies & Enemies United States of America British Enemies Hungary Ukraine

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Major Imports Romania’s major imports are machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels and minerals, metals, textile and products, and agricultural products.

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