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Hungarians (Szeklers and Magyars) (especially in Harghita, Covasna and Mureş) and Rromas (commonly known as ţigani) are the principal minorities, with a declining German population (in Timiş, Sibiu, Braşov) and smaller numbers of Slovaks, Serbs, Croats and Banat Bulgarians (in Banat), Ukrainians (in Bukovina), Greeks (Brăila, Constanţa), Turks and Tatars (in Constanţa), Armenians, Great Russians (Lippovans, in Tulcea) and others. Minority populations are greatest in Transylvania and the Banat, areas in the north and west, which ...

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Main article: History of Romania In 513 BC, south of the Danube, the tribal confederation of the Getae were defeated by Darius during his campaign against the Scythians (Herodotus IV.93). Over half a millennium later, the Getae (also named Daci by Romans) were defeated by the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in two campaigns stretching from 101 to 106, and the core of their kingdom was turned into the Roman province of Dacia. The Gothic and Carpic campaigns in the Balkans during 238–256 forced the Roman Empire to reorganize ...

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Main article: History of Romania In 513 BC, south of the Danube, the tribal confederation of the Getae were defeated by Darius during his campaign against the Scythians (Herodotus IV.93). Over half a millennium later, the Getae (also named Daci by Romans) were defeated by the Roman Empire under Emperor Trajan in two campaigns stretching from 101 to 106, and the core of their kingdom was turned into the Roman province of Dacia. The Gothic and Carpic campaigns in the Balkans during 238–256 forced the Roman Empire to reorganize a new Roman province of Dacia south of Dan ...

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Principalty of Romania Kingdom of Romania Romanian People's Republic Socialist Republic Romania (from 1965, 21 August) Romania See also: Kings of Romania, Bessarabia, Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania ...

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Main article: Politics of Romania Romania is a democratic republic. The legislative branch of the Romanian government consists of two chambers, Senatul (The Senate), which has 137 members (as of 2004), and Camera Deputaţilor (The Chamber of Deputies), which has 332 members (as of 2004). The members of both chambers are elected every four years. The President is also elected by popular vote, every ...

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Main article: Demographics of Romania Romania - Ethnicity. Ethnic groups (Census 2004): Romanian 88.5% Hungarian 5.5% Roma 2.5% Ukrainian 2.3% German 0.3% Russian 0.2% Turkish and Tatar 0.2% Other 0.4% Other ethnic groups include natives of Romania's neighbouring countries and some smaller groups like the Polish minority (numbering a few th ...

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Main article: Culture of Romania There are many TV stations in Romania like: TVR 1, TVR 2, TVR Cultural, TVR International, PRO TV, PRO Cinema, Acasa , Antena 1, Antena 3 (Romania), Euforia TV - Antena 4, Prima TV, Realitatea TV, National TV, N24, B1 TV, Telesport, TV Sport, OTV. See also: Art of Romania Christmas customs in Romania List of Romanians Literature of Romania Music of Romania Romanian-American Romanian poets ...

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Main article: Culture of Romania There are many TV stations in Romania like: TVR 1, TVR 2, TVR Cultural, TVR International, PRO TV, PRO Cinema, Acasa, Antena 1, Antena 3 (Romania), Prima TV, Realitatea TV, National TV, N24, B1 TV, Telesport, TV Sport. See also: Art of Romania Christmas customs in Romania List of Romanians Literature of Romania Music of Romania Romanian-American Romanian poets ...

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Image:Catalinaponor.jpg Romania is successful in a number of sports at international level. See also List of Romanians (sport section). The gymnast Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect ten in Olympic competition (1976 Montreal Olympic Games). She also won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze - all at the age of fourteen. Her success continued in the 1980 Moscow Olympics when she was aw ...

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Main article: Demographics of Romania Romania - Ethnicity. Ethnic groups (Census 2001): Romanian 89.5% Hungarian 6.5% Roma 2.5% Ukrainian 0.3% German 0.3% Russian 0.2% Turkish and Tatar 0.2% Other 0.4% An October 2005 report estimates that 1,061,400 Romanians are living in Italy, constituting 37.2% of 2.8 million immigrants in that country. [4] Other ethnic groups include natives of Romania's neighbouring countries and some smaller groups like the Polish minority (numbering a few th ...

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Main article: Counties of Romania Romania is divided into 41 judeţe, or counties, and the municipality of Bucharest (Bucureşti) - the capital. See also Administrative divisions of Romania. The counties are (in alphabetical order): Alba Arad Argeş Bacău Bihor Bistriţa-Năsăud Botoşani Braşov Brăila Buzău Caraş-Severin Călăraşi Cluj Constanţa Covasna See also:

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Main article: Politics of Romania Romania is a democratic republic. The legislative branch of the Romanian government consists of two chambers, the Senat (Senate), which has 137 members (as of 2005), and the Camera Deputaţilor (Chamber of Deputies), which has 314 members (as of 2004). In addition, 18 seats in the Chamber of Deputies are awarded to the representatives of national minorities. The members of both chambers are elected every four years. The President, the head of the executive branch, is also elected by popular vote, every ...

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Principalty of Romania Kingdom of Romania People's Republic of Romania Socialist Republic of Romania (from 1965, Aug 21) Republic of Romania See also: Kings of Romania, Bessarabia, Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania ...

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Main article: Geography of Romania A large part of Romania's borders with Serbia and Bulgaria is formed by the Danube. The Danube is joined by the Prut River, which forms the border with Moldova. The Danube flows into the Black Sea forming the Danube Delta which is a reservation of the Biosphere. Because many of Romania's borders are defined by natural, sometimes shifting rivers, and because the Danube Delta is constantly expanding towards the sea, about 2-5 linear metres yearly, Romania's surface area has changed over the past few decades, generally increasing. The number has increased from about 237,500 ...

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Source: National Institute of Statistics, 2002 Census Unofficially, sociologists say that in its 228 km², Bucharest has more than 3.5 million people, coming from every corner of the country. ...

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Romania is successful in a number of sports at international level. See also List of Romanians (sport section). The gymnast Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect ten in Olympic competition (1976 Montreal Olympic Games). She also won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze - all at the age of fourteen. Her success continued in the 1980 Moscow Olympics when she was aw ...

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Main article: Etymology of Romania The name of Romania (România) comes from Român (Romanian) which is a derivative of the word Romanus ("Roman") from Latin. The oldest surviving document written in the Romanian language is a 1521 letter which notifies the mayor of Braşov about the imminent attack of the Ottoman Turks. This document is also notable for having the first occurrence of "Rumanian", Wallachia being here named The Rumanian Land - Ţeara Rumânească (Ţeara < Latin Terra = land ...

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The Christian holidays of Christmas and (Orthodox) Easter are celebrated (they are official, non-working, holidays). Unlike some other Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on 25 December; however, they follow the usual Eastern Orthodox practice for the date of Easter. Other official holidays (non-working) are New Year's Day (January 1), Labour Day (May 1), and the National Day of Romania (December 1, the Union Day). For Christmas and for Labour Day, it is common for bu ...

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