Romania has had several flag designs; this most current one was adopted in December 1989 after the fall of Romania's communist government. Romania terminated its mission in Iraq and withdrew its last troops on 24 July 2009, among the last countries to do so.
[9] Other linguists proposed various etymologies including an Old Slavic anthroponym Brasa. [258] A movement for unification of Romania and Moldova appeared in the early 1990s after both countries achieved emancipation from communist rule[263] but lost ground in the mid-1990s when a new Moldovan government pursued an agenda towards preserving a Moldovan republic independent of Romania.
[306] Around a third of the produced energy comes from renewable sources, mostly as hydroelectric power. The name Roman is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "citizen of Rome".. Roman -- a surprise hit name of recent years -- owes much of its popularity to Cate Blanchett and Debra Messing, who almost simultaneously chose Roman for their sons, as Molly Ringwald did later. From 1950 to 1960, during part of the Communist period in Romania, the city was called Orașul Stalin (Stalin City), lit. Some of these are situated in the city center. The first commercial flight could take place in June 2021. [5] Thus, Tranquillo Andronico writes in 1534 that Romanians (Valachi) "now call themselves Romans".
The stripes stand for Moldova and Walachia, which joined to form Romania in 1859. The Romanians were unable to withstand the imperial pressures first from the Byzantines and then from the Ottoman Turks to the south in Constantinople (now Istanbul), or later from the Habsburg empire to the west and from Russia to the east.
The legislative branch of the government, collectively known as the Parliament (residing at the Palace of the Parliament), consists of two chambers (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) whose members are elected every four years by simple plurality. [361], Romanian is spoken as a first language by approximately 90% of the entire population, while Hungarian and Vlax Romani are spoken by 6.2% and 1.2% of the population, respectively.
The idea of a Roman descent gave Vlachs new pride in themselves.
If Anatolia was Rome [Rum], than the European territories were Lesser Rome [Rumelia].
Ce strategie ar trebui să aplice! [29] A handful of other languages (including Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Norwegian) have also switched to "o" like English, but most languages continue to prefer forms with u, e.g. The self-designation of Romanians as Romans is mentioned in some 30 scholarly works as early as the 16th century by mainly Italian humanists travelling in Transylvania, Moldavia and Walachia. His term lasted from 29 August, when the city was occupied by the Romanian Army, until 8 October – the height of the Battle of Brașov. [468] Another popular combat sport is professional kickboxing, which has produced prominent practitioners including Daniel Ghiță,[469] and Benjamin Adegbuyi. [12] In June–August 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and Second Vienna Award, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, and Northern Transylvania to Hungary. [293] In 2005, the government replaced Romania's progressive tax system with a flat tax of 16% for both personal income and corporate profit, among the lowest rates in the European Union. A principality called "Wallachia" emerged among the Vlachs before 1300. Over 12.8 million passengers flew through Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport in 2017. It joined the NATO on 29 March 2004, the European Union (EU) on 1 January 2007, while it joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in 1972, and is a founding member of the World Trade Organization. According to Balázs Orbán, the name Corona – a Latin word meaning "crown" – is first mentioned in the Catalogus Ninivensis in 1235 AD, stating a monastic quarter existed in the territory of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania (In Hungaria assignata est paternitas Dyocesis Cumanie: Corona). It was succeeded by Brașovia Brașov. [3] Like other countries in the region, its population is expected to decline gradually in the coming years as a result of sub-replacement fertility rates and negative net migration rate. 1. ending "-m" dropped 2. ending "-u" dropped 3. The city center is marked by the mayor's former office building (Casa Sfatului) and the surrounding square (piața), which includes one of the oldest buildings in Brașov, the Hirscher Haus. Gheorghe Zamfir", "Gheorghe Zamfir, master of the pan pipe".
[358] After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, a significant number of Romanians emigrated to other European countries, North America or Australia. [246], Owing to its distance from open sea and its position on the southeastern portion of the European continent, Romania has a climate that is temperate and continental, with four distinct seasons.
After the 1989 Revolution, Romania began a transition towards democracy and a market economy. On 9 October, at the end of the battle, the previous mayor (Karl Ernst Schnell) was reinstated.[20]. [258], Romania opted on 1 January 2007, to accede to the Schengen Area, and its bid to join was approved by the European Parliament in June 2011, but was rejected by the EU Council in September 2011.
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[425] Țuică is a strong plum brandy reaching a 70% alcohol content which is the country's traditional alcoholic beverage, taking as much as 75% of the national crop (Romania is one of the largest plum producers in the world). At the time, Romanian unity and independence required the support of France under Emperor Napoleon III [1852-1870]. [97] He defeated the Hungarian royal army in the Battle of Posada and secured the independence of Wallachia in 1330. Romania became the predominant spelling around 1975.
Coordinates: 46°N 25°E / 46°N 25°E / 46; 25, – in Europe (green & dark grey)– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]. Whether the theory is right or not, it became the basis of Romanian nationalist feeling in the nineteenth century. During the communist period, universiades and Daciads were held, where local sportsmen were obliged to participate. Editorial Note: There is confusion regarding the origin of the name Romania given that it long appeared in history books and on maps as referring to an area currently encompassed by Bulgaria. Meanings and Origins of Names.
Click on alphabet for Romanian Baby Girl Names & Meaning. [402], Contemporary musicians like Angela Gheorghiu, Gheorghe Zamfir,[403][404] Inna,[405] Alexandra Stan[406] and many others have achieved various levels of international acclaim. Nature: Romania is a carpathian and a danubian country with are opening to the Black Sea.It has a variable and harmonious relief: mountains 31 %, hills and plateaus 33 %, feels 36 %.Romanian Carpaths , with a medium altitude of 840 m.,are situated in the center of the country and they have 3 big divisions : Oriental Carpaths, Meridional Carpaths and Occidental Carpaths. What to expect from Romania at Rio 2016 Olympic Games", România Un Secol de Istorie – statistical data, Treasures of the national library of Romania, Sovereign states and dependencies of Europe, autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Romania&oldid=981197345, Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean, Romanian-speaking countries and territories, States and territories established in 1859, Articles containing Romanian-language text, Articles containing Italian-language text, Wikipedia articles needing page number citations from September 2010, Articles with dead external links from June 2020, CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown, Articles with dead external links from November 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from November 2019, Articles with dead external links from July 2020, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Wikipedia indefinitely move-protected pages, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text, Pages using collapsible list with both background and text-align in titlestyle, Articles containing Spanish-language text, Articles containing Russian-language text, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Pages using multiple image with auto scaled images, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from August 2020, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2009, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2013, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2018, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with TDVİA identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [136] The united principalities officially adopted the name Romania on 21 February 1862. A common Romanian area called The Romanian Land and embracing Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania is mentioned by the chronicler Miron Costin in the 17th century. The municipality of Bucharest is a special case, as it enjoys a status on par to that of a county.