1. Welcome to ROMANIA

2. Romania and its neighbouring countries

3. General data about Romania: Government: Republic Capital: Bucharest Official language: Romanian ( Hungarian, Romani, Ukrainian and Serbian are co-official languages at various local levels) Total area: 237.500 km² Population: July 2006 estimation - 22,303,552 Population: July 2006 estimation - 22,303,552 Ethnical groups: Romanian 89,5%; Hungarian 6,6%; Roma 2,5%; German 0,3% Ukrainian 0,3%; Turkish 0,2% Ukrainian 0,3%; Turkish 0,2% Religions: 87% Orthodox; 6,8 % Protestant; 5,6 Catholic Official currency: Leu National celebration: 1st of December

4. The Carpathian Mountains

5. The main rivers The Danube Mures OltBega Jiu

6. The 41 departments

7. The Romanian regions Banat Banat Oltenia Oltenia Dobrogea Dobrogea Transilvania Transilvania Moldova Moldova Maramures Maramures

8. The capital: BUCHAREST the Peoples the Peoples Palace Palace the national the national Theater the University Lipscani Street

9. Cultural Centers Cluj (Kolosvar) Sibiu Sibiu () (Nagyszeben) Braşov (Brasso) Braşov (Brasso) Timişoara (Temesvar)Iaşi

10. Touristic attractions the Peleş castle the Peleş castle the Black Sea the Black Sea Sighişoara Sighişoara (Segesvar) (Segesvar) the the Churches Churches the Bran castle

11. Winter resorts Poiana Brasov Predeal Vatra Dornei Vatra Dornei Sinaia Sinaia

12. The green paradise: The Danube Delta

13. The Romanian economy

14. Romanian specialities SarmaleSarmale the white wine the white wine The Polenta Tuica Mititei Mititei