Romania

Romania is situated in the southeastern part of Central Europe and shares borders with Hungary to the northwest, Serbia to the southwest,  Bulgaria to the south, the Black Sea to the southeast,  Ukraine to the east and to the north and the Republic of  Moldova to the east.

Appearance
Romania is often known for its vampire fangs and wings as well as its gothic clothing. Romania also has an medium height, similar to that of France and Spain but a little smaller, of the SPQR countries.

He is also represented wearing a grey shirt, a black jacket with white stripes, and dark-colored jeans.

Personality
Romania is very calm, chill, and a little bit of a savage country. He normally knows how to act in a serious situation, but doesn't hesitate to crack a joke every once in a while, he can be very childish at times too. Even with his funny jokes and savage moments, he still can suffer periods of sadness or insanity due to remembering certain historical events that had a bad influence on his life.

Interests

 * While not a big alcohol drinker, he quiet enjoys drinking Țuică from time to time, either at a party or at his own house.

Flag meaning
The blue part of the flag represents the sky and water that flows through it. Yellow is for the sunflowers on the fields and red is for the blood spilled in fights. The flag is very similar to Chad’s flag except for the blue on Chad being darker, while it also has similar looks to the Andorra flag.

Others symbols

 * The animal that represents Romania is the Lynx, yet he still uses several others like the Dacian Draco and Aurochs, even though these 2 are outdated and not as used anymore.
 * The country has no current motto, the oldest one being "Nihil Sine Deo(Nothing without God, in Latin) during World War 2
 * The Anthem, "Deșteaptă-te, Române!(English: Awaken thee, Romanian!) is the Romanian anthem, which was established in 1989 and it's still thee official anthem to this day.
 * Some other symbol(s) ar/aree the Edelweiss(Floral Emblem),

Nicknames
He's sometimes called "The land of Dracula" due to the fact that the well known Vlad the Impaler(the inspiration behind Dracula) was born in this country. He's also sometimes called "Fish" due to the shape of the country on the map. There's also the basic "Ro" or "Rom", a shortened version of his name.

Etymology
Romania comes from the Romanian Român which itself comes from the Latin Romanus.

Origin of languages
Romanian is a Latin-derived language closely related to Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. Despite being a Romance language, Romanian is often left out of Romance language degree programs despite its interesting history and beauty. Romanian is the only Romance language that developed in Eastern Europe.

Prehistory-roman Dacia
Romania's history dates back to 440 BC when a tribe settles on a big amount of land, which was later named Dacia. Due to the Dacians being close to the Romans, the two had a couple of attacks before Dacia was successfully conquered by the Roman Empire, now being used for the minerals within the soil.

Early Middle ages-Early modern Period
After the Roman Empire let the area and eventually died out, Dacia was quite useless, 1/3 of the land now being taken by Hungary(this land is now known as Transylvania), while the rest got taken by the first Bulgarian Empire in around 681. After the Bulgarians got taken over by the Ottomans, the remaining Romanian land got split into two countries, Wallachia and Moldavia, which quickly became Ottoman provinces, having to pay debt to them.

A couple of wars follow, but none seem to be successful in the end.

1848 Revolution
In 1848, there was a revolution in Moldavia, Wallachia, and Transylvania perpetrated by Tudor Vladimirescu and his Pandurs in the Wallachian uprising of 1821. The goal of this revolution was to give Wallachia and Moldavia freedom from the Ottoman empire. The revolution wasn't successful, but it made the 3 principalities acknowledge each other and the various similarities they have.

Even after being rejected by the Great Powers, Wallachia and Moldavia accidentally elected the same king, forcing the countries to merge into one, creating Romania.

Independence and Kingdom of Romania
In 1866, the king was exiled and was replaced with another one, which declared the independence of the country after 1878.

During the second Balkan war, Romania joined  Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro against Bulgaria, gaining Southern Dobrudja in the end.

World War 1
When World war 1 started, Romania declared neutrality for 2 years but later got pressured in joining the Allies and declaring war on Austria-Hungary, which still had his hands on Transylvania. Sadly the campaign went south, as Austria-Hungary killed most of Romania's army in less than 4 months, and forced the rest to retreat. Due to this factor, Romania signed a peace treaty with Germany.

Romania joined the war back in 1918 when Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire already disintegrated.

Interwar Period
After the end of WW1, Romania recovered Bessarabia from the Russian Empire and Transylvania from the Hungarians. During the Interwar period, the economy was going smoothly.

World War 2
When WWII started, Romania joined the Axis on June 28th, 1940, due to the Soviet Invasion in Bessarabia, which turned in Moldavian SSR. Other than that, half of Transylvania was given to Hungary, and Southern Dobruja was given back to Bulgaria. Romania declared war on the USSR, as he wanted Moldovian SSR back. When the Barbarossa operation came into action, Romania gave more equipment than all the other allied members combine, and was also a huge source of oil to Germany.

As the operation started backfiring, the Red Army annexed Romania, forcing it to change teams and join the Allies, also forcing Romania to declare war on Germany.

After the end of WWII, Romania regained Transylvania once again but lost Moldavian SSR and Southern Dobruja.

Communist Period
When WII ended, Romania, along with most of Eastern Europe became a puppet of the USSR. The country became a Socialist/Communist state, most of the money produced by the country were sent to the USSR.

During this period, the country was heavily censored, things like free-speech not being allowed, all men becoming part of the army, etc.

1989 revolution
In 1989, a revolution started in Romania in hopes of ending the communist regime. The revolution was successful, but in the end, there were more than 1000 deaths and many more casualties.

Transition to Free market - present
Presidential and Parliamentary elections took place on 28 November 2004. There were no winners in the first round of elections but on 12 December of 2004, Traian Băsescu won the second round with 51% of the votes. The country applied for membership in the EU in June 1993, becoming a member 14 years later, in 2007.

In January of 2012, Romania started the first large national protest since ‘89, motivated by the global crisis of that time.

Organizations and Affiliations
WIP

Government
The Government is the public authority of executive power that functions on the basis of the vote of confidence granted by Parliament, ensuring the achievement of the country's domestic and foreign policy and that exercises the general leadership of public administration.

Public Views
WIP

Geography
Romania is a country located in the Southeastern part of Central Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east.

Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, and Brașov.

The total area of Romania is amount 238,397 km2.

Length of the borders with neighboring countries:
 * Serbia: 295.7 miles / 475 km
 * Bulgaria: 392 miles / 631 km
 * Hungary: 278 miles / 448 km
 * Moldova: 423 miles / 680 km
 * Ukraine: 381 miles / 613 km1280px-Flag map of Romania.svg.png

Family

 * Macedonian Empire - Grandparent
 * Roman Empire - Grandparent
 * Greece - Parent
 * Italy - Parent
 * Armenia - Sibling
 * Cyprus - Half-Sibling
 * France - Sibling
 * Georgia - Pibling
 * Moldova - Child
 * Portugal - Sibling
 * Spain - Sibling

Friends

 * Bulgaria
 * Canada

Neutrals

 * Hungary
 * Turkey
 * Russia

Enemies

 * Chad - "Flag Stealer!"

Past Versions

 * Byzantine Empire (Dacia)
 *  Kingdom of Romania
 * Socialist Republic of Romania (enemy)

Trivia

 * They are mostly shipped with Bulgaria.

Extra(s)

 * It’s home to the world’s heaviest building
 * Romania has the world's most beautiful road. The road was another Ceaușescu creation. He wanted to ensure that in the event of a Soviet invasion there was a speedy way of escaping through the strategic (and scenic) mountain passes of the Southern Carpathians (not that it was ever used for that purpose).
 * Romanians love to drink
 * Tipping the scales at 1,400lbs, the European bison was nearly hunted to extinction, but in recent years has been reintroduced to several Eastern European countries, including Romania.
 * Romania is the real home of Borat
 * Bucharest has one of the world’s prettiest bookshops
 * Its 4G network is the envy of the world
 * Romania's 22,298km network is the 15th most extensive on Earth, even though it is only the world's 81st largest country in terms of total area.