ROUGHGUIDES Romania THE ROUGH GUIDE to The Rough Guide to Romania written and researched by Tim Burford and Norm Longley NEW YORK • LONDON • DELHI www.roughguides.com Contents Colour section 1 Contexts 429 Introduction ............................... 6 Where to go ............................... 7 When to go .............................. 11 Things not to miss ................... 1 The historical framework ........ 41 Minorities and religions ......
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40‚000 year old modern human remains were discovered in present day Romania when the "Cave With Bones" was uncovered in 2002.[1] In 2011 older modern human remains were identified in the UK (Kents Cavern at 41‚000BP) and Italy (Grotta del Cavallo at 43‚000BP)‚[2] nonetheless the Romanian fossils are still among the oldest remains of Homo sapiens in Europe‚ so they may be representative of the first such people to have entered the continent.[3] The remains are especially interesting because they present
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completely unexpected and perhaps even treated with blatant disregard by most of the world. A prime example of this is the country of Romania‚ which has struggled with the aftermath of Nicolae Ceausescu and the resulting trail of corruption and ethical dilemmas leading well into the 21st century‚ far after his own death. Despite the birth of these perplexing problems‚ Romania is still seen as a strong potential for the pursuits of globalization and foreign investment‚ as it aspires to join the ranks of
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Romania is situated in the southeast of Europe‚ to the north of the Balkan Mountains. It has a population of about 23 million inhabitants. Most of its people are of Roman origin-in fact‚ “Romania” means “land of the Romans”. But there are also Hungarians‚ Germans‚ Serbs‚ Tartars‚ and Russians who make up the rest of the population. The official language is Romanian‚ the only language of Latin origin in Eastern Europe. Brought up to respect religious traditions‚ the majority of Romanians is Orthodox
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INTRODUCTION - SOME HISTORY about ROMANIA Before World War II‚ Romania was Europe’s second-largest food produce. In 1938‚ per-capita national income reached $94‚ surpassing other present-day developed European countries such as Greece ($76) or Portugal ($81). However‚ the Romanian economy still lagged behind its Western European counterparts. The GDP of Romania between 1870 and 2008 in dollars. After World War I‚ the application of radical agricultural reforms and the passing of a new constitution
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Lecturer: Student: Ramona Iacomi Task 2. Heritage Tourism in Romania The Palace of Parliament Built by Communist Party leader‚ Nicolae Ceausescu‚ the colossal Parliament Palace (formerly known as the People’s Palace) is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon. It took 20‚000 Bucharest - Parliament Palace workers and 700 architects to build. The palace boasts 12 stories‚ 1‚100 rooms‚ a 328-ft-long lobby and four underground levels‚ including an enormous
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Transitions to Democracy: An Analysis of Romania in Linz and Stepan’s "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" Linz and Stepan’s chapter on Romania in their book‚ "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" is a complete and well done analysis of the transition of the Romanian government after the death of Ceausescu and the effects of Ceausescu’s sultanistic reign on that transition. Throughout the chapter‚ Linz and Stepan attempt to answer the question they postulate in
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POLITICAL STRUCTURE Romania is a democratic republic where administrative functions are shared between the president and the prime minister. The president is elected by popular vote‚ and resides at Cotroceni Palace. After the constitutional amendment which was in the 2003‚ the president’s term is on one year longer‚ five years ‚ when before was only 4 years. The prime minister is a head of the Romanian Government‚ which is based at Victoria Palace. The prime minister assigns the other members
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The Economic Problem Essay/Romania Romania is a small country in southeast Europe. After the Russo-Tunkin War of 1828-1829‚ they become Russian protectorates. Then nation became a kingdom in 1881 after the congress of Berlin. Romania started to be the command economy from then. The command economy is one where basic economic decisions are made by government on behalf of the people. Resources are owned in command by the people and allocated by the government. Therefore the central government answers
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Romania and its potential as a tourism generating region There is no longer any doubt for anyone regarding the importance of tourism in today’s world. Why people travel‚ why they buy the holidays or business trips they buy‚ what makes them chose where and when they wish to travel‚ is very important to those who work in the tourism industry to understand and share. The academic books that dealt with these questions identified systems‚ enabling factors and motivations that lead to this phenomenon
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