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Sibiu - Romania's Orthodox Cathedral - Photo by CamilG - CC-BY

Population 1999..................................................... 22,334,312
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 1,410
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 31.8
Unemployment.....................................................................9%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... -.5
Labor force (%) ....... -.1

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Sighisoara, Romania - Photo by cod_gabriel - CC-BY

Total Area...................................................................91,700 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 22
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 57
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 69
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 22
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 6
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 62
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 2

Go to Romania Capital City Bucharest City Profile - To Romania History

 

Background Note: Romania __ A full national profile with history, culture, economy, maps and more. - illustrated - From U.S. State Department - http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35722.htm

CIA - The World Factbook -- Romania __ A detailed look at Romania including history, culture, political structure, economy and many other topics. - From US Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html 

Colleges and Universities - Romania __ List of schools with direct contact links - From Christina DeMello - http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/ro.html

Country Profile: Romania __ A general overview including history, political structure, culture, leaders, media, and more. "Romania has taken longer to shake off its communist past than many of its East European neighbours." - illustrated - From BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1057466.stm

Doing Business in Romania __ "This page provides a snapshot of each country’s aggregate ranking on the ease of doing business and on each of the ten topics that comprise the overall ranking. Data is also provided for each country for all the 10 topics covered in the database." Starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, getting credit, paying taxes and much more. - From doingbusiness.org/The World Bank Group - http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/?economyid=158

Economy of Romania __ "Romania is a large, upper-middle-income economy of central-eastern Europe, the 19th largest in Europe by total nominal GDP and the 15th largest based on purchasing power parity." An encyclopedic article. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Romania 



Embassy of Romania in Washington DC __ A good place to begin your study of Romania. You will find an overview of the country, news and media, arts and culture plus a lot more. - illustrated - From Embassy of Romania - http://www.roembus.org/
 
Ethnologue report for Romania __ Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in Romania. - From SIL International - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Romania

EUROPA - Enlargement: Candidate Country - Romania __ A great look at Romania with press releases, culture, politics and photo gallery. - illustrated - From European Commission - http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/romania/

Government of Romania __ Official website for the Government of Romania. A wide range of topics found: speeches, foreign policy, statistics, domestic policy, ministries and much more. - From Government of Romania - http://www.gov.ro/engleza/

Maps Of Romania __ You will find a wide variety of map resources. Select from MapQuest, Merriam-Webster, Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection and others. - From embassyworld.com - http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Romania.html

pictures of Romania at picturesofplaces.com - romania pictures ... __ "Romania pictures including Bucharest, Targu Mures, Brasov, Sibiu, Sighisoara, Transfagarasan Road, Vidraru Dam, Peles Castle, Bran Castle, and more!" - illustrated - From picturesofplaces.com - http://www.picturesofplaces.com/Europe/romania.html 

Romania __ An excellent tool for anthropology and historical research. "Handbook Series sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army between 1986 and 1998. Each study offers a comprehensive description and analysis of the country or region's historical setting, geography, society, economy, political system, and foreign policy." - From Library of Congress - http://countrystudies.us/romania/
 
Romania __ A guide to law, constitution/s, legal history, international agreements and more. - From Law Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/romania.html

Romania __ Good overview of Romania including history, culture and statistics. - illustrated - From Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107905.html

Romania __ "Horse-drawn carts jostle for space against fast cars whose drivers are talking money on mobile phones; farm workers watch Baywatch courtesy of satellite dishes standing in the rear yard of their medieval farmhouse. Romania is clawing itself forward, slowly and surely sloughing off the remnants of the Ceausescu era. The transition is not easy, and for some it's downright painful. In the middle of the picturesque scenery and the headlong rush to development where the money is fast and the suits Armani, parts of the country are being left out." History, culture, statistics and more. - illustrated - From Lonely Planet - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/romania/

Romania Closes Door on Gypsies __ "Romania looks like the most extreme example of a European Union candidate country attempting to please western European governments by adopting policies that try to keep Romanians at home, and stop them from leaving the country, and again, in particular to keep Romany Romanians at home,..." Read about racial problems in Romania. - illustrated - From BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2298973.stm
 
Romania Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Economy, Climate, Natural ... __ "Romania Economy - Flags, Maps, Economy, Economy, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, ..." That and more. - illustrated - From photius.com - http://www.photius.com/countries/romania/economy/index.html 

Romania - geography Flag, Map, Economy ... __ "Romania Interactive Factbook: GEOGRAPHY, Flag, Map,Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications." - illustrated - From theodora.com - http://www.theodora.com/wfb/romania_geography.html

Romania: Geography, Maps and Information __ You will find a collection of resources including geography, maps and links to related articles. - From about.com - http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blromania.htm

romania map and information page __ An atlas style page chock-full of various maps of Romania, statistics, and general information. - illustrated - From worldatlas.com - http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/ro.htm  

ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information __ All you need to know to plan a business trip or vacation. - illustrated - From the Romanian Tourist Office - http://www.romaniatourism.com/

Romania Photos __ Here are galleries of click-to-enlarge photo images, pictures of Romania. - illustrated - From trekearth.com - http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Romania/ 

Romania Video Clips __ You will find video clips related to the country. 'Caution' only a portion of the video clips have been reviewed by archaeolink.com. There may be material in others some would find objectionable. - From searchforvideo.com - http://www.searchforvideo.com/countries/romania/

Welcome to romania.com...Your Internet Portal to Romania __ A source for up-to-date news plus information about government, culture, history and many other items of interest. - illustrated - From Romania.com - http://www.romania.com/


 

 

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