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Romania (/roʊˈmeɪni.ə/ (listen) roh-MAY-nee-ə; Romanian: România [romɨˈni.

a] (listen)) is a country
located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south,
Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black
Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km2
(92,046 sq mi), with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe
and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is
Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Sibiu, Brașov, and Galați.

include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of 2,544 m (8,346 ft).[13]

Settlement in what is now Romania began in the Lower Paleolithic, with written records attesting the
kingdom of Dacia, its conquest and subsequent Latinization by the Roman Empire. The modern
Romanian state was formed in 1859 through a personal union of the Danubian Development Index. It
has the world's 47th largest economy by nominal GDP. Romania experienced rapid economic growth in
the early 2000s; its economy is now based predominantly on services. It is a producer and net exporter
of machines and electric energy through companies like Automobile Dacia and OMV Petrom. Romania
has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, NATO since 2004 and the European Union (EU)
since 2007. The majority of Romania's population are ethnic Romanian and religiously identify
themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians, speaking Romanian, a Romance language. The Romanian
Orthodox Church is the largest and traditional church of the country.

Contents

1 Etymology

2 History

2.1 Prehistory

2.2 Antiquity

2.3 Middle Ages

2.4 Early Modern Times and national awakening

2.5 Independence and monarchy

2.6 World Wars and Greater Romania

2.7 Communism

2.8 Contemporary period

2.8.1 NATO and EU integration


3 Geography and climate

3.1 Climate

4 Governance

4.1 Foreign relations

4.2 Military

4.3 Administrative divisions

5 Economy

5.1 Infrastructure

5.2 Tourism

5.3 Science and technology

6 Demographics

6.1 Languages

6.2 Religion

6.3 Urbanisation

6.4 Education

6.5 Healthcare

7 Culture

7.1 Arts and monuments

7.2 Holidays, traditions, and cuisine

7.3 Sports

8 See also

9 Notes

10 References

11 Sources

11.1 Secondary sources

11.2 Primary sources

12 External links

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