1. Romania By Sixth Class Pupils

2. Facts and Figures Bucharest is Romania’s capital city There are 28,840,00 people in Romania It is in south-east Europe The coastline of the Black Sea is 1,935 km Over 60% of people in Romania are Romanians, Hungarians, and Germans.

3. History The earliest life in Romania was in the Stone Age(around 8,000 BC) In the 15th century Vlad The Impaler took over when the Turks invaded. Michael the Brave was Wallachia’s ruler at the time and was killed in 1601. In 1819 they joined the Allies against Germany Jews and Gypsies were deported and murdered during World War Two.

4. History When Germany started losing the war Romania changed sides and declared war on Germany In 1960 they adopted an independent foreign policy The Communist regime collapsed in 1989 They then became a democracy They joined EU in 2007

5. Geography Romania is the 12th largest country in Europe It has an area of 238,400 square kilometres It is surrounded by Moldova,Bulgaria,Serbia and Hungary The Black Sea is to the south-east It has temperate cold cloudy winters It has sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms

6. Culture During the Communist regime theatre was highly popular They had a stable, state-funded budget Movies were also very popular Music and dance represent a large part of Romanian culture Romanians have a myriad of mythological tales and poems

7. Sport Association football is the most popular sport in Romania The Romanian National Football Team has taken part seven times in the World Cup It was ranked sixth by FIFA Popular team sports include rugby union, basketball and handball The national rugby team has taken part in every world cup to date Fighting sports are popular in Romania

8. Cuisine Romanian cuisine is a blend of dishes from several traditions It has been influenced by Greek,Bulgarian,Turkish and Hungarian cuisine At Christmas each family usually sacrifices a pig At Easter each family usually sacrifices a lamb

9. Quiz 1. What countries border Romania? 2. When was the first life in Romania? 3. What was their football team ranked by FIFA? 4. Who influenced Romanian cuisine? 5. When did they join the EU?

10. Quiz 6. When did the Communist regime collapse? 7. How many World Cups has the football team entered? 8. How many World Cups has the rugby team entered? 9. Where is the Black Sea located in comparison to Romania? 10. What are their winters like?

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