Romania

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Romania ro͞o– [key], republic (2015 est. pop. 19,877,000), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. It borders on Hungary in the northwest, on Serbia in the southwest, on Bulgaria in the south, on the Black Sea in the southeast, on Moldova in the northeast, and on Ukraine in the north. Bucharest is the capital and largest city.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Rise and Fall of Romanian Communism
• The 1920s through World War II
• The Kingdom to World War I1881 to the Present
• History to 1881
• Government
• Economy
• Land and People
• Bibliography

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