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Romania

Romania Background Stats

Border with Ukraine:

613.8 km (381.4 mi) including 292.2 km (181.6 mi) by rivers and 33 km (21 mi) by Black Sea

Definitions

  • Countries named after legendary figures: Countries named after legendary figures and deities.
  • Daylight Savings Time end date: Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time ends. Clocks are moved backwards on this date.
  • Daylight Savings Time start date: Rules that determine the date on which daylight savings time begins. Clocks are moved forward on this date.
  • First human settlement > Date: Date or period of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For further descriptions, please refer to notes.
  • First human settlement > Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
  • First human settlement > Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
  • Full name: Full names (translated to english) of the United Nations member states, as of 2014. For a list of full names in the respective original languages of each country, check this link.
  • Independence day date: Date.
  • Land border length: The length of each country's land border. Islands are listed as having a 0.0 km.
  • Named after legend: The legendary figure after which each country was named.
  • National anthems: National anthem.
  • National identity card: Description.
  • National tree: Name of tree.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Neighboring countries and territories: The countries and territories neighboring each country. "L" means they share only a land border and "M" means they have only maritime boundaries. A blank means they share both.
  • Number of maritime boundary neighbours: Number of states and territories with which each country shares a maritime border. Two countries separated from each other by a body of water have a maritime border with each other.
  • Overview: A geopolitical overview of every sovereign country in the world, briefly examining their recent history and place on the global stage. The texts are taken from the BBC News website.
STAT AMOUNT DATE RANK
Countries named after legendary figures from " Rome " / " Roman ", which possibly comes from Romulus 2014
Daylight Savings Time end date 01:00 UTC on last Sunday October 2013
Daylight Savings Time start date 01:00 UTC on last Sunday March 2013
First human settlement > Date 37,800-42,000 BP 2014
First human settlement > Notes Bones dated as 38–42,000 years old are among the oldest human remains found in Europe. 2014
First human settlement > Place Peştera cu Oase 2014
Full name Romania 2013
Independence day date May 9 1877
Land border length 2,508 km 2014 75th out of 200
Named after legend from " Rome " / " Roman ", which possibly comes from Romulus 2014
National anthems De\u0219teapt\u0103-te, rom\u00e2ne! ( Awaken Thee, Romanian ) 2011
National identity card The Carte de identitate is compulsory at 14. 2004
National tree Oak 2014
Neighboring countries and territories Bulgaria Hungary (L) Moldova (L) Serbia (L) Turkey (M) Ukraine 2014
Number of maritime boundary neighbours 3 2014 62nd out of 171
Overview

The largest of the Balkan countries, Romania has dramatic mountain scenery and a coastline on the Black Sea.

It has seen numerous empires come and go from the Roman, to the Ottoman, to the Austro-Hungarian.

After World War II the country was under communist rule although the leadership pursued a foreign policy independent of that of the Soviet Union.


Full Article
2014

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Romania Background Profiles (Subcategories)

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