history

-Romania was formed in 1859 through a union of the Danubian Principalities.

Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first "Domnitor" (prince)
Officially named Romania since 1866.
It's only a democracy since 1989.
-Romania has been a member of the United Nations since 1955, NATO since 2004, and
the European Union since 2007.

geography
-Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe, Its capital and largest city is
Bucharest
The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, empty in romania's danube delta
(estuaire)
borders
-is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern and Southeastern
Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the
west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east and the Black Sea to the
southeast
population
-the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union.+20Million people
The majority of Romania's population are ethnic Romanian and Eastern Orthodox
Christians, speaking Romanian
The largest ethnic minorities are the Hungarians, 6.1% of the population, and the
Roma, 3.0% of the population

politics
-The Constitution of Romania is based on the constitution of France's Fifth
Republic
It is a semi-presidential republic where executive functions are held by both the
government and the president
Klaus Iohannis current president Nicolae Ciucă prime minister

culture
-There are 12 non-working public holidays, including the Great Union Day,
celebrated on 1 December in commemoration of the 1918 union of Transylvania with
Romania
On 1 March features mărțișor gifting,
-which is a tradition that females are gifted with a type of talisman that is given
for good luck.
Football is the most popular sport in Romania, Tennis is the second, The second
most popular team sport is handball

famous people
-Marcel Iureș
A Romanian actor both known nationally and internationally, Marcel Iureș is among
the most praised stage and screen actors in Romania.

Eugène Ionesco
This Romanian-French playwrighter is one of the most remarkable figures of the
French avant-garde theatre.

Sebastian Stan
Plays Bucky Barnes/Winter soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
 environment policy
-Romania struggles with developing and implementing environmental regulations.
Environmental protections are weak. The country lags behind other EU members.
Some progress has been registered in the waste sector or water legislation.

migrations
-In 2018, 12 000 new immigrants obtained a residence permit longer than 12 months
in Romania (excluding EU citizens)
Moldova, Viet Nam and Turkey were the top three nationalities of newcomers.

-In 2019, the number of first asylum applicants increased The majority came from
Iraq (600), Syria (500) and Afghanistan (200). Today Ukraine 32000

-Romania’s emigrant population is the fifth largest in the world

total of 3.6 million people, or at least 17 percent of people who were born in
Romania.
Italy Germany Spain
Employment was the main reason for emigration
Less than 2 percent reported education

challenges

-lack of qualified labor.

While massive emigration has helped keep unemployment low it's causing labor
shortages and brain drain.
The healthcare sector, for instance, faces an unprecedented shortage of qualified

fellings about EU
To end this presentation we're going to quickly talk about Romania and the EU.
Romania's population is in favor of the EU, the country wants to strengthen its
relation with the EU and with the United states