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    Introduction


    The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 under the new name of Romania. The country gained full independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I and acquired new territories following the conflict. In 1940, it allied with the Axis powers and participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun by the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the formation of a Communist "people's republic" in 1947 and the abdication of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed in late 1989. Former Communists dominated the government until 1996, when they were swept from power by a fractious coalition of centrist parties. Currently, the Social Democratic Party forms a nominally minority government, which governs with the support of the opposition Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania. Bucharest must address rampant corruption, while invigorating lagging economic and democratic reforms, before Romania can achieve its hope of joining the European Union.


    Location


    Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine


    Geographic coordinates


    46 00 N, 25 00 E


    Area


    total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Oregon


    Land boundaries


    total: 2,508 km border countries: Bulgaria 608 km, Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Serbia and Montenegro 476 km, Ukraine (north) 362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km


    Coastline


    225 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms


    Terrain


    central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Black Sea 0 m highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m


    Natural resources


    petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower


    Land use


    arable land: 40.57% permanent crops: 2.4% other: 57.03% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    28,800 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides


    Environment - current issues


    soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants


    Geography - note


    controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine


    Population


    22,355,551 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Bucharest


    Phone Code


    +40


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