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Official Name:Romania Location:Central Europe (southeastern part) Time Zone:Seven hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Standard Time (GMT + 2) Area:91,725 sq. miles (237,502 sq. km) Population: 21,700,000 (2002) 22,500,000 ( forecast) Ethnic Groups:Romanian 89%, Hungarian 7.5%, Gipsy 1.9%, German, Other 1.6% Facts about Romania

Religion: Christian Orthodox 87%, Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%,Jewish Climate:Temperate, four distinct seasons: pleasant temperatures duringSpring and Fall, hot Summers, cold Winters Capital: Bucharest Forms of Government: Republic with two legislative bodies: Senate and Chamber of Deputies

“ … Maps were created to give a familiar face to the unfamiliar But some say that maps cover the reality underneath... Today we want to show you The R omania behind t he m ap

Stranger, don’t look for my country on maps or in books. You will not find it. Forget maps. Let your eyes guide you

And follow us into an amazing trip Behind the map

The gates will open for you to enter our reality.

We will dress up for your arrival

Welcome you with bread and salt

Part one T hree T hings E veryone knows about Romania

Dracula - the vampire Ceausescu - the tyrant Hagi - the football player

The land of Dracula What do you know about Dracula? He was a blood thirsty vampire and cold blooded murderer

Nothing more than myths… Vlad the Impaler, was 15 th century Romanian Ruler. He was ruthless in the defense of his land. His way of dealing with enemies was to impale them. This was a very cruel and sadic technique and brought him a dark name.

The land of Ceausescu You may already know that.. Ceausescu was a Romanian dictator executed on December 25 th His regime killed innocents, restricted the freedom of speech and made the people suffer

The land of Ceausescu Probably you don’t know that Ceausescu opposed the soviet invasion in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Romania was the only Warsaw pact country that did not participate. He was seen as a pro –western communist leader as he met both Nixon and Carter in the USA

The land of Hagi The football fans may know that.. Gica Hagi is considered by many the best Romanian football player of all time. He scored from 45 meters a goal in the 1994 World Cup Game against Columbia

The land of Hagi But you probably don’t know that His ethnicity is not Romanian and he grew up in Constantza (My home town)

Part two T he C ountry of Mountains and Souls

mountains One day I left the walked path For a new one. There I saw things only children’s eyes can still see... Emerson, Nature

I transformed into a huge eyeball Reacting to every new image and color

The horizon magnified

And suddenly new paths opened before my eyes

And I said: “ God, You built that Dome in the air “

“ For me to enter your temples of fire… “

“...your temples of ice…”

My country has no boundaries to tie it to the ground. My country is wherever I go. Because spirits are everywhere

Thank you!