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Romania Country Handbook 1 Romania Country Handbook 1. This handbook provides basic reference information on Romania, including its geography, history, government, military forces, and communications and transportation networks. This information is intended to familiarize military per- sonnel with local customs and area knowledge to assist them during their assignment to Romania. 2. This product is published under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program (DoDIPP) with the Marine Corps Intel- ligence Activity designated as the community coordinator for the Country Hand- book Program. This product reflects the coordinated U.S. Defense Intelligence Community position on Romania. 3. Dissemination and use of this publication is restricted to official military and government personnel from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, NATO member countries, and other countries as required and designated for support of coalition operations. 4. The photos and text reproduced herein have been extracted solely for research, comment, and information reporting, and are intended for fair use by designated personnel in their official duties, including local reproduction for train- ing. Further dissemination of copyrighted material contained in this document, to include excerpts and graphics, is strictly prohibited under Title 17, U.S. Code. CONTENTS KEY FACTS. 1 U.S. MISSION . 2 U.S. Embassy. 2 U.S. Consulate . 2 Travel Advisories. 4 Entry Requirements . 5 Passport/Visa Requirements . 5 Custom Restrictions . 5 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE . 5 Geography . 5 Land Statistics. 6 Boundaries . 6 Border Disputes . 8 Bodies of Water/Drainage. 8 Topography/Terrain. 9 Climate. 12 Environment . 15 Cross Country Movement. 17 TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION . 18 Transportation . 18 Roads . 18 Rail . 20 Air . 21 Inland Waterways . 22 Maritime . 22 Merchant Marine Force . 24 iii Contents (Continued) Communication . 24 Radio and Television. 24 Telephone . 24 Newspapers and Magazines . 24 Postal Service . 25 Internet . 25 Satellites . 25 CULTURE . 25 Population Statistics. 25 Ethnic Density . 26 Society . 28 Education and Literacy Rates . 29 Language . 30 Religion . 30 Recreation . 31 Customs and Courtesies. 32 Dress . 32 Eating . 32 Gestures . 32 Visiting . 32 Greetings. 33 MEDICAL ASSESSMENT . 33 Disease Risks to Deployed Personnel . 33 Food- or Waterborne Diseases . 33 Vector-borne Diseases. 34 Soil-contact Diseases . 34 Sexually Transmitted and/or Bloodborne Diseases . 34 Water-contact Diseases . 35 Respiratory Diseases. 35 Animal-contact Diseases. 35 Medical Capabilities . 36 Key Medical Facilities . 37 iv Contents (Continued) HISTORY . 38 Chronology of Key Events . 44 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS . 46 Government . 46 National Level. 47 Local Government . 48 Human Rights . 48 Key Government Officials . 48 Politics . 49 Elections . 49 Political Parties . 51 Foreign Relations . 51 Treaties . 52 ECONOMY . 53 Statistics. 53 Utilities . 53 Outlook . 53 Industry . 54 Agriculture . 56 Resources . 57 GDP . 58 THREAT. 59 Crime . 59 Terrorism . 60 Ethnic Unrest . 60 Corruption . 61 Regional and Internal Threat . 61 Intelligence Threat. 61 Threat to U.S. Forces. 62 v Contents (Continued) ARMED FORCES . 62 Organization . ..
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