Romania Is a Tricolor with Vertical Stripes, Beginning from the Flagpole: Blue, Yellow and Red

The national flag of Romania is a tricolor with vertical stripes, beginning from the flagpole: blue, yellow and red. Blue stands for the blue sky Yellow-the colour of the fields in summer Red-the blood of our heroes The flag is coincidentally very similar to the civil flag of Andorra and the state flag of Chad. Romania is a republic located in South- Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea between Bulgaria and Ukraine. It also borders Hungary, Serbia and Moldova. With its 19.94 million inhabitants, it is the seventh most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city, Bucharest, is the sixth largest city in the EU. The River Danube is Europe's second longest river after the Volga. Râmnicu Vâlcea is situated in the central- south area of Romania. Set at the foothills of the Southern Carpathians the city is located at about 12 kilometres from the Cozia Mountains and about 40 kilometres from the Făgăraş and Lotrului Mountains. The southern limit of Râmnicu Vâlcea is formed by the Getic Plateau and the Oltului Valley. What do most people know about Romania? Vlad Tepes ( the Impaler ) was a Romanian ruler from 1456 to 1462, the period of the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans. The practice of impaling his enemies is part of his historical reputation. During his lifetime, his reputation for excessive cruelty spread abroad. The name of the vampire Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula was inspired by Vlad's name and reputation. Ceaușescu created a personality cult, giving himself such titles as "Leader" and "The Genius of the Carpathians". After his election as President of Romania, he even had a king- like sceptre made for himself. He was the country's head of state from 1967 to 1989. The best illustration of his power is the People's Palace, the world's largest civilian building with an administrative function. It has 1,100 rooms and it was designed by a team of 700 architects. Romani people are the third ethnic group of Romania with 3.3% of the total population. The Romani are Romania's most socially and economically disadvantaged minority. They have their origin in northern India. Their presence within the territory of present-day Romania dates back to the 14th century. The population fluctuated depending on diverse historical and political events. The accession of Romania to the European Union in 2007 determined many members of the Romani minority to migrate in masses to various Western countries (mostly to Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, France) hoping to find a better life. The exact number of emigrants is unknown. What the world must know about Romania! Nadia Comăneci is a former Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered a pioneer of modernism, one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. Mircea Eliade was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He was a leading interpreter of religious experience, who established paradigms in religious studies that persist to this day. One of his most influential contributions to religious studies was his theory of Eternal Return. 39.2% of Romania's territory is arable land, 28% forests, 21% pastures, hayfields and orchards and 2.5% vineyards. Corn, wheat, vegetable oil seeds, vegetables, apples and grapes for wine are the main crops and sheep and pigs the main livestock. Forestry and fisheries are being developed under long-term programs. Since 1990, successive governments have concentrated on turning Romania into a market economy. For many centuries Romania's economy was based on agriculture. In the 1930s Romania was one of the main European producers of wheat, corn and meats and it used to be called "the bread basket of Europe." In the 1950s Romania began developing heavy industry. Romania produces coal, natural gas, iron ore and petroleum but most raw material for the country's large industrial capacity potential are imported. Prominent industries include chemical (petrochemical, paints and varnishes), metal processing, machine manufacturing, industrial and transport equipment, textiles, manufactured consumer goods, lumbering and furniture. Automobile Dacia is a Romanian car manufacturer that takes its name from the historic region that constitutes much of present-day Romania. Now a subsidiary of the French car manufacturer Renault the company was initially founded in 1966. It is Romania's largest exporter, constituting 7.9% of Romania's total exports in 2011. The Dacia manufacturing plant in Mioveni, Argeș County is currently Europe's fifth biggest car manufacturing facility in terms of volume produced. The Rompetrol Group is a Romanian oil company, that operates in many countries throughout Europe. The group is active primarily in refining, marketing and trading, with additional operations in exploration and production, and other oil industry services such as drilling and transportation. Romania is one of the fastest-growing information technology (IT) markets in Central and Eastern Europe. The country has made significant progress in all of the information and communications technology (ICT) subsectors, including basic telephony, mobile telephony, the Internet and IT. Romania is the leader in Europe, and sixth in the world, in terms of the number of certified IT specialists. Microsoft acquired Romanian Antivirus Technology in 2003. According to Microsoft, Romania has a clear potential in information technology, an area in which Romanian students, researchers and entrepreneurs excel. Romania is the 50th largest export economy in the world . The top exports of Romania are Cars ,Vehicle Parts , Insulated Wire ,Refined Petroleum and Rubber Tires. The top export destinations of Romania are Germany , Italy , France, Turkey and Hungary. The Young Entrepreneurs Association from Romania (YEAR) is the only employer organization in Romania that represents at national level the interests of Romanian young entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 40. YEAR has 6 regional structures. The main activities of The Young Entrepreneurs Association from Romania are: To represent the young entrepreneur’s interests in relation with national authorities, To provide consultancy and assistance to young entrepreneurs from Romania, To elaborate and implement specific programs concerning young entrepreneurs from Romania, To develop working reports and set-up networks between young Romanian entrepreneurs, To organize entrepreneurial training programs. .

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