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Population
Romania has little of the obvious ethnic diversity we see in the United States. The Romanian population consists of 89.5% Romanian, 6.6% Hungarian, 2.5% Roma, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4%. There is very little difference in the general physical appearance of these ethnic groups. (Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)



Culture
Romanian culture is largely derived from the Roman, with strains of Slavic, Hungarian, Greek, and Turkish influence. Poems, folktales, and folk music have always held a central place in Romanian culture. Romanian literature, art, and music attained maturity in the 19th century. Although Romania has been influenced by Western trends, the culture remains indigenous. (Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

Political
Romania was governed according to a constitution adopted in August 1965, as amended. After the Ceausescu regime collapsed in December 1989, the Council of National Salvation, consisting predominantly of former Communists, commanded executive power. Presidential and legislative elections were held in May 1990. A new constitution approved by popular nominations in December 1991 declared Romania to be a multiparty presidential republic and guaranteed human rights and a free-market economy. (Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

Type of Government: Republic Chief of State: President Head of Government: Prime Minister (Romania, CIA Factbook, 2011)

Economical
=== === <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Primarily agricultural before World War II, the Romanian economy was subsequently transformed through a series of 5-year plans and is now dominated by manufacturing; among the consequences of an emphasis on heavy industry were chronic shortages of consumer goods and severe degradation of the environment. In the late 1980s the gross national product (GNP) was estimated by Western analysts at $151.3 billion, or about $6570 per capita. After the overthrow of the Ceausescu regime in December 1989, the domestic economy virtually collapsed, and exports plummeted. Economic reform programs introduced in 1990 called for devaluation of the currency, removal of subsidies on most consumer goods, and privatization of state-owned companies in order to move Romania toward a free-market system. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Romania, DSP Laboratory, 2009)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">References


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Romania. (2011, November 15). //Central Intelligence Agency Factbook//. Retrieved December 5, 2011, from @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ro.html
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Voinea, L. (n.d.). Romania. //DSP homepage//. Retrieved December 9, 2011, from @http://www.dsp.pub.ro/info/romania/romania.htm

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