Romania  is a country located in South-East Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea.  It shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south.

Romania has the 9th largest territory and the 7th largest population with 21.5 million people among the European Union member states. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, the 6th largest city in the EU with 1.9 million people.

Romania is a parliamentary system unitary state.

Romania has its unique culture, which is the product of its geography and of its distinct historical evolution. Like Romanians themselves, it is fundamentally defined as the meeting point of three regions: Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans, but cannot be truly included in any of them. The Romanian identity formed on a substratum of mixed Roman and quite possibly Dacian elements, with many other influences.

Modern Romanian culture emerged and developed over roughly the last 250 years under a strong influence from Western culture, particularly French, German and Hungarian culture.

In 2007, Sibiu, a city in Transylvania, was chosen as a European Capital of Culture.

 

 

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