VAMPIRE COUNTRY By Sydney Cooper

TO THE MOUNTAINS DOWN TO THE RIVERS Romania has:  The Carpathian Mountains  Danube River (runs along southern border) Temperature: Temperate Climate ( regularly 52 degrees F) Carpathian Mountains

NATURAL RESOURCES They also have:  Iron  Timber  Coal  Copper  Fertile Soil IronTimber Copper

HOW IT EFFECTS ROMANIANS  They have lots of miners because of all the minerals they have.  They also have farmers because of their fertile soil.  They also have some lumber industries.

THE PRICE OF THE UNDEAD Romania is a developed country  Their GDP per capita is 12,800  Their unemployment rate 4.3% (which is lower than the U.S.) Their industries include:  Electric machinery  Textiles  Mining  Food processing A mine in Romania

ECONOMICS CONTINUED  Romania has billion dollars worth of exports  They also have billion dollars in imports  They have a high standard of living  Food is expensive though, it is half of the family’s income  They used to be big in the oil industry, but now they are relying on Russia for most of their energy.

HOW TO ACT UNDEAD Diet:  They normally eat Mititei ( roasted meats, mainly pork), Mamaliga (Mashed Potatoes), and Sarmale (Rice). Religion: Mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians Gestures:  Men: when greeting other people they either shake their hand or if a woman kiss their hand (sign of respect)  Women: when greeting another woman they kiss both cheeks when greeting a man they shake their hand. Traditional Dance there is “The Sword Dance”

CULTURE CONTINUED Language:  Romanian and Hungarian History:  Romania worked with Russia in the WW1  Germany conquered Romania in WW2  They got their independence in 1877  They received three provinces (Transylvania, Banat, and Bukovina)  They had a Dictator (Niccole) and they overthrow him in 1989  They decided to have a Democracy

WHAT’S NEW!  In 2012 protesters stood outside the “capitol building” and asked for the president’s (Traian Basescu) resignation  He resigned 1 month later  In 2007 they signed a bilateral agreement on labor migration with the U.S.  Elections took place December 9 th 2012  They elected Victor Ponto Victor Ponto

FUN FACTS!  To my disappointment there are no actual vampires in Romania.  But, they do have a mansion there that they say was once “a vampire’s home” but, it’s mainly for tourists.   For people who are supposedly vampires they dress very colorful The mansion Romanian attire