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Romania

Romania. By: Katie Wiles. Romania’s Flag. Why Romania Speaks French?.

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Romania

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  1. Romania By: Katie Wiles

  2. Romania’s Flag

  3. Why Romania Speaks French? • Because in the 19th century Romania was under the influence of France. That’s why small countries like the Romanian states and then the Romanian kingdom wanted to learn French is because they wanted to prove that they could be cultivated and modern and before Romania developed an adequate higher education systems students had to go to French ,Austrian, and German universities.

  4. facts • President:TraianBasescu (2007) • Prime Minister:CalinPopescu-Tariceanu (2004) • Land area: 88,934 sq mi (230,339 sq km); total area: 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km) • Population (2010 est.): 22,181,287 (growth rate: –0.1%); birth rate: 10.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 22.0/1000; life expectancy: 72.7; density per sq mi: 250 • Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Bucharest, 2,210,800 (metro. area), 1,906,800 (city proper)

  5. Geography • Romania is in southeast Europe and is slightly smaller than Oregon. The Carpathian Mountains divide Romania's upper half from north to south and connect near the center of the country with the Transylvanian Alps, running east and west. North and west of these ranges lies the Transylvanian plateau, and to the south and east are the plains of Moldavia and Walachia. In its last 190 mi (306 km), the Danube River flows through Romania only. It enters the Black Sea in northern Dobruja, just south of the border with Ukraine.

  6. Facts • Languages: Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% • Ethnicity/race: Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002) • Religions: Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census) • Literacy rate: 98% (2003 est.)

  7. Map Of Romania

  8. Romania States

  9. Romanian Coat Of Arms

  10. Resources • Infoplease.com • Romerica.com • Exploringromania.com

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