Romania is a country in the Eastern part of Europe.

To the East, it is bordered by the Black Sea. Its neighbors are:
    To the South: Bulgaria 
    To the West:  Serbia and Hungary
    To the North: Ukraine
    To the East:  Moldova

Romania spans a total surface of 237,500 square kms. (roughly 91,800 sq.miles).
Our country is blessed with all the major forms of landscape:

The Carpathian Mountains (maximum height 2535 m, 8300 ft) cross the country from the north to the south-west.
To the west of the Carpathians lies a large plateau.
To the East and South there are extended low plains fit for agriculture.
The Danube flows along the southern border with Bulgaria and into the Black sea forming a magnificent  delta.
The Black Sea Resorts - Warm climate, miles of sand beaches, ancient monuments, vineyards and modern resorts invite travelers to seriously consider Romania's Black Sea Coast as their summer vacation destination.

History

The territory of Romania has been inhabited since the Paleolithic.
The ancestors of the Romanian people are the Dacians, fierce warriors subdued by the Romans under Trajan in two extremely difficult campaigns at the beginning of the 2nd century AD. However, the relatively brief Roman occupation (165 years), left a lasting legacy: the Latin language which survived the numerous subsequent invasions of migratory peoples.
The country is historically composed of three regions:
   
West of the mountains lies Transylvania
The south plains are called Wallachia
The north-eastern region is called Moldavia.
Over the years a Romanian identity developed progressively with the formation of the feudal states of Wallachia and Moldavia in the 13th and 14th centuries. Centuries of fighting against the Turks ensued in these states. Meanwhile Transylvania was occupied successively by the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires.
Finally Moldavia and Wallachia were united in 1859, independence was achieved in 1877, and union with Transylvania in 1918.
On December the 1st, 1918, Transylvania united with the other two, forming the state called Romania. Nowadays, to celebrate that moment, December 1st is Romania's national holiday.
The communist rule, established after the 2nd world war lasted 45 years and ended with the revolution in December 1989.

Language

The official language is Romanian, a language of Latin origin having much in common with the Italian and Spanish. It uses a latin alphabet. One fact worth mentioning is that Romanian is the only Latin language in Eastern Europe, as the others generally have a Slavonic origin. This is due to the fact that once this teritory was part of the Roman Empire.
 
Climate

Romania has a temperate climate with 4 seasons.
The spring can be a changeable season, the warmth of the day rapidly turns into cold
morning and evening. In the summer temperatures can easily reach 35-40 °C.
The fall is usually rainy and the winters are extremly cold with lots of snow from
December to March.

Religion

Most Romanians are Orthodox Christians (87%). Catholics of the Oriental and Roman rites are well represented (5%). There are also Reformed / Lutheran (3%), Unitarian (1%), Neo-Protestant, Armenian, Muslim and Jewish communities. Religious freedom is guaranteed by the Romanian constitution.

The Political System and the Public Administration

According to the Constitution adopted in 1991, Romania is a parliamentary republic with a bicameral Parliament. The president of the country, the senators and the members of the lower chamber are elected every four years by universal secret ballot.
There are numerous parties taking part in the Romanian political life; over 100 political parties are currently registered, but only the important ones are represented in Parliament. The ethnic minorities also have such a representation.
Democratic rights and freedoms are guaranteed by the Constitution.
The national flag is red, yellow and blue.  Romania's national holiday is December 1, the day when the national unitary state was founded in 1918.
Digraph: RO
Romania is a republic and its capital is Bucharest.
The teritory is divided into 40 counties.

Currency

Romanian currency is called "LEU" [leu] (plural "LEI" [lei])