1. Romania

2.  Capital:
Bucharest
 Currency: Romanian leu
 Languages spoken: Romanian Language
 Type of government: Unitary state, Semipresidential system, Republic
 Size of country: 22,334,312 in July 2000
 Time zone: Eastern European Time
Zone(UTC+02:00), Eastern European
Summer Time(UTC+03:00), UTC+02:00

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Flag of Romania: Three vertical stripes: red, yellow and blue
and represent the blood of the people, grains which feed the
people and the sky.
Ethnic Groups: Romanian 89%, Hungarian 6.5%, Gipsy
3.2%,
Ukrainian, German, Other 1.3%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 78%, Greek-Catholic 10%,
Roman Catholic 5%, Protestant 5%, Jewish, Unitarian
Climate: Temperate, four distinct seasons, similar to
northeastern USA
Romania’s terrain is almost evenly divided between
mountains, hills and plains (Mountains: 31% of Romania's
territory, Hills and orchards: 36%, Plains: 33%)

4. The Carpathian Mountains are home to one of the
largest undisturbed forests in Europe.
 Romania has the second-largest outdoor museum
in the world. Astra Museum in Sibiu features more
than 300 buildings as well as watermills and
windmills, gigantic presses for wine, fruit and
oil, hydraulic forges and structures representing
village architectural styles from many parts of
Romania
(https://www.google.ro/search?q=muzeul+astra&s
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ellYGQDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=
681)
 Romania's Danube Delta is a World Heritage site
and is the second largest delta in the whole of
Europe.
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5.  Number
of AIESEC entities in the country. (
14 LCs)
 Number of members in AIESEC in the country
( aprox 1200).
 Number of exchanges they do in GCDP.
(Total of TN Forms currently Available: 193,
Total of EP Forms currently Available: 30,
Total of TN Forms currently Matched: 69,
Total of EP Forms currently Matched: 12)
 President of that AIESEC entity. ( Eduard Till)

6. The only latin country in East-Europe
The archetypical vampire Count Dracula, created by
Bram Stoker, was inspired by the pitiless Romanian
general Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler
because one of his favorite ways of punishing people
was by impaling them.
 Martisor - is an old Romanian celebration at the
beginning of spring, on March the 1st, which according
to old calendar was also considered as the beginning
of the new year.[1] Symbolically, it is correlated to
women and to fertility as a means of life and continuity
Romanians give each other amulets by the same
name to show their appreciation for each other.
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7. New Year's Day is celebrated on 1 and 2 January. In
Moldavia, the new year is brought in by a procession of
people dressed as goats. In a rural tradition
called plugusorul, a plow is decorated with green
leaves and pulled throughout the village
 Easter is the most important holiday in the Eastern
Orthodox calendar. Its observation begins on Palm
Sunday, when palm leaves or pussy willows are
brought home from church. This is followed by the
forty-day period of atonement of Lent, which ends on
Good Friday. Easter Sunday, three days later, is
celebrated with elaborately decorated eggs, feasting,
and a midnight mass.
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8. Romanians are said to be one of the most
welcoming and friendliest people in the world.
 Romanians are known for hospitality and generosity.
Guests are always fed. Men indicate their respect for
women by a tip of the hat, a kiss on the hand, or
standing to offer them a seat. It is also customary for
younger people to defer to their elders.
 Oină - Romanian traditional sport, similar in many
ways to baseball
 Doina - Romanian folk music, often mournful
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aqbib_ou1g)
 The national dance is the hora, a circle dance
performed at festive occasions. Different regions have
unique dances performed in pairs and groups
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0w7D8RSP6M
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Cărnați – sausages which may be smoked and/or dry-cured;
Caltaboș – emulsified sausage based on liver with consistency from
fine (pate) to coarse;
Sângerete – (black pudding) an emulsified sausage obtained from a
mixture of pig's blood with fat and meat, grain or bread crumbs and
spices.
Tobă – (headcheese) based on pig's feet, ears and meat from the
head suspended in aspic and stuffed in pig stomach;
Tochitură – pan-fried cubed pork served
with mămăligă and wine ("so that the pork can swim");
Piftie – inferior parts of the pig, mainly the tail, feet and ears, spiced
with garlic and served in aspic;
Jumări – dried pork remaining from rendering of the fat and tumbled
through various spices;

10.  Sarmale
- minced meat with rice, wrapped
in either pickled cabbage leaves or vine
leaves
 Ciorbă
de perişoare (meatball sour soup)

11.  Cozonac
- a kind of Stollen made with
leavened dough, into
which milk, eggs, sugar, butter, and other
ingredients are mixed
 Pasca
- a sweet cheese cream cake

12.  Maramureș
- home to many villages where
century-old traditions are still part of daily life
 Transilvania - home to some of Europe’s
best-preserved medieval towns, featuring Old
Saxon architecture and citadel ruins. In
Transilvania you can visit Brasov, Sibiu with
its cobblestone streets and pastel-colored
houses, and Sighisoara, adorned with a
hilltop citadel, secret passageways and a
14th century clock tower. Tiny shops offer
antiques and fine hand-made products by
local artists.

13.  The
Danube Delta - the second largest
delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and
the best preserved on the continent. It has
16 protected reserves where pelicans and
cormorants fish. Purple herons, spoonbills,
ospreys, cranes, falcons, eagles, egrets,
swans and red-breasted geese all gather
in the Delta, as do some rare species such
as the griffon vulture, teal and the sheld
duck.
 Moldova - you can visit the old
monasteries of: Putna, Dragomirna,
Bogdana-Radauti, Neamt, Agapia

14. - Voronet Monastery, Voronet’s
most stunning feature is a Last Judgment
fresco painted. Voronet
Monastery, Voronet’s most stunning
feature is a Last Judgment fresco painted
 Oltenia - you can visit the Constantin
Brancusi architectural complex in Targu
Jiu, with its famous masterpieces: Endless
Column, Gate of the Kiss, Table of Silence
and Avenue of Chairs.
 Bucovina

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Visit Sighișoara
See the Danube Delta
Visit the Bran Castle
Eat traditional food and drink țuica
Visit Maramureș(it’s a MUST)
Drive the Transfăgărășan - The best road
in the world, according to the editors of
BBC Top Gear

16. 7. Visit the monasteries
8. Visit the Happy Cemetery Săpânța
9. Fagaras mountain range - A magnet for
walkers and adrenaline junkies, this
superb mountain range has fourteen peaks
over 2,500m (8,200 ft) and a succession of
spectacular alpine lakes. Perfect place for
trekking.
10. Sit in the Union Square in Timișoara and
drink a coffee in the chilly air of a spring
morning

17. To visit Romania the only thing that you
need is an open mind and desire to know
the country.