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30 flashcards on the history, government, geography and culture of Romania. Study material written for practice, not an official test.

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Capital of Romania
Bucharest, capital since 1862.
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Currency
The leu (plural lei), with 100 bani.
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Form of government
A semi-presidential republic with a Parliament of two chambers.
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President
Elected by the people for five years, with at most two terms.
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National Day
1 December, marking the Great Union of 1918.
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Flag
Blue, yellow and red in vertical stripes, blue at the hoist.
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Counties
Forty-one counties plus the municipality of Bucharest.
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Current Constitution
Adopted in 1991 and revised in 2003.
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EU and NATO
NATO in 2004, European Union on 1 January 2007.
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Highest mountain
Moldoveanu, 2,544 metres, in the Făgăraș Mountains.
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Main mountain chain
The Carpathians, an arc through the centre of the country.
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Danube Delta
Europe's largest river delta, a UNESCO site; Tulcea is the gateway.
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Black Sea port
Constanța, the largest port of the country.
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Neighbours
Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary.
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Historic regions
Wallachia, Moldavia, Transylvania, Dobruja, Banat, Crișana, Maramureș and Bukovina.
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Largest minority
Hungarians, mostly in Transylvania.
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UNESCO: Painted monasteries
Churches of Bukovina such as VoroneÈ› with exterior frescoes.
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UNESCO: Wooden churches
Eight wooden churches of MaramureÈ™.
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Brâncuși
Sculptor of the Endless Column in Târgu Jiu and Bird in Space.
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George Enescu
Composer of the Romanian Rhapsodies and Oedipe, and a violinist.
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Nadia Comăneci
Scored the first perfect ten in Olympic gymnastics, Montreal 1976.
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Eugène Ionesco
Romanian-born dramatist of the Theatre of the Absurd.
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Herta Müller
Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009.
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George Emil Palade
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for cell biology.
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Henri Coandă
Engineer known for the Coandă effect.
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Traian Vuia
Made a powered hop in a monoplane near Paris in 1906.
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Mărțișor
Tradition on 1 March, with a charm on a red and white cord.
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Sarmale
Cabbage rolls with minced meat and rice, served with mămăligă.
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PeleÈ™ Castle
Royal summer residence of Carol I in Sinaia.
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Palace of the Parliament
Built in the 1980s in Bucharest, one of the largest administrative buildings in the world.

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