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Romania is the second largest country in Central and Eastern Europe, with a population of 21.7 million (89% of Romanian ethnicity, 5% of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.5% of Roma ethnicity, and the rest mostly of German, Serbian, Ukrainian, Greek and Turk | Romania is the second largest country in Central and Eastern Europe, with a population of 21.7 million (89% of Romanian ethnicity, 5% of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.5% of Roma ethnicity, and the rest mostly of German, Serbian, Ukrainian, Greek and Turk ethnicities). The country traces its roots to the second century A.D. when Latin-speaking Romans conquered and settled in the territory of modern-day Romania (which at the time was inhabited by the Dacian people), giving rise to a new group of people, the Romanians and to the Romanian language, a romance language, related to Italian and French | ||
[[http://itech.dickinson.edu/wiki/index.php/Sources_Cited |35]]. | |||
Over the course of the history, the three major Romanian provinces (Transylvania, Walachia and Moldova) were mostly under foreign occupation. However, in 1877 King Carol I, earned the independence of Walachia and Moldova from the Ottoman Empire and later on, in 1919 Romania was given Transylvania (previously part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), at the Versailles Peace Conference. Following World War II, Romania was ruled by a succession of Communist leaders; the last communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, lead the country from 1965 to 1989. In 1989, Romanian people put a stop to the communist regime and welcomed democracy. Ever since, the country has achieved significant improvements in its economic and social systems, and is expected to join the European Union in 2007 [[http://itech.dickinson.edu/wiki/index.php/Sources_Cited |35]]. | |||
[http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35722.htm More on Romania] [[http://itech.dickinson.edu/wiki/index.php/Sources_Cited |32]] | |||
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Project Overview | Country Background | The Legacy of Commuism -10 years of severe economic instability | Romania and the European Union | Economic and Social Improvements conducive to EU Integration | Joining the European Union - Pros and Cons |Sources Cited
Romania is the second largest country in Central and Eastern Europe, with a population of 21.7 million (89% of Romanian ethnicity, 5% of Hungarian ethnicity, 2.5% of Roma ethnicity, and the rest mostly of German, Serbian, Ukrainian, Greek and Turk ethnicities). The country traces its roots to the second century A.D. when Latin-speaking Romans conquered and settled in the territory of modern-day Romania (which at the time was inhabited by the Dacian people), giving rise to a new group of people, the Romanians and to the Romanian language, a romance language, related to Italian and French
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Over the course of the history, the three major Romanian provinces (Transylvania, Walachia and Moldova) were mostly under foreign occupation. However, in 1877 King Carol I, earned the independence of Walachia and Moldova from the Ottoman Empire and later on, in 1919 Romania was given Transylvania (previously part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), at the Versailles Peace Conference. Following World War II, Romania was ruled by a succession of Communist leaders; the last communist leader, Nicolae Ceausescu, lead the country from 1965 to 1989. In 1989, Romanian people put a stop to the communist regime and welcomed democracy. Ever since, the country has achieved significant improvements in its economic and social systems, and is expected to join the European Union in 2007 [|35].
