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Romania (România, ro.mɨˈni.a) is a country in Southeastern Europe. It shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south. Romania has a stretch of sea coast along the Black Sea. It is located roughly in the lower basin of the Danube and almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory.
Romania is a semi-presidential unitary state. As a nation-state, the country was formed by the merging of Moldavia and Wallachia in 1859 and it gained recognition of its independence in 1878. Later, in 1918, they were joined by Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia. At the end of World War II, parts of its territories (roughly the present day Moldova) were occupied by USSR and Romania became a member of Warsaw Pact. With the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, Romania started a series of political and economic reforms that peaked with Romania joining the European Union.
Romania has been a member of the European Union since January 1 2007, and has the ninth largest territory in the EU and with 22 million people it has the 7th largest population among the EU member states. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest (Bucureşti), the sixth largest city in the EU with almost 2.5 million people. In 2007, Sibiu, a large city in Transylvania, was chosen as European Capital of Culture. Romania joined NATO on March 29, 2004, and is also a member of the Latin Union, of the Francophonie and of OSCE. (...) more....

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Passport required. Visa not required for a stay of up to 30 days. For stays exceeding 30 days, obtain visa in advance. Visa requires letter stating purpose of travel, duration, departure and return dates, and a SASE for return of passport by mail. For additional information, consult the Embassy of Romania, 1607 23rd St., NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202/332-4851) or the nearest Consulate General: New York (212/682-9120) and Los Angeles (310/444-0043). Internet: www.roemembus.org. Mention tripwolf when you contact American Passport following the link below to ensure eligibility for special rates and services.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Romania, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

Currency: The currency is inflationary leu (plural lei). There are coins of 1000 and 5000 lei, slips to 10 000, 50 000, 500 000 and 1 million lei. At press time 1 Euro equal 36 167.4 lei. It was also planned currency reform in which four zeros are to be deleted.

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Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Romania, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

There are enough doctors and all major drugs. It is recommended that drugs (such as headaches, flu, insect bites, diarrhea, take). Everyone gets medical care due to a bilateral agreement. Nevertheless, one should be issued to a home overseas health insurance. Romanian doctors earn very little, and it is therefore not difficult for tourists to pay for medical services and cash () in foreign exchange.

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