State

Romania

country in Southeast Europe

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1330–1944
Founded
1330
Capital
Bucharest
Government
semi-presidential system, authoritarianism, constitutional monarchy, socialist state
Languages
Romanian
Preceded by
United Principalities of Moldavia and WallachiaSocialist Republic of Romania

Overview

Romania is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe. It lies on the lower course of the Danube, north of the Balkan Peninsula, and on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It is the twelfth-largest country in Europe by area, covering 238,397 km2 (92,046 mi2), and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union, with 19 million inhabitants. The capital, largest city and economic centre is Bucharest. Other major cities include Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Constanța, Timișoara, Brașov and Craiova.

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All rulers (2)

  1. Alexandru Ioan Cuza1862–1866
  2. Carol I of Romania1866–1881

Records (132)

  1. 87 CE — Battle of TapaeBattle
  2. 101 CE — Third Battle of TapaeBattle
  3. 101–102 CE — Battle of AdamclisiBattle
  4. 106 CE — Battle of SarmisegetusaBattle
  5. 369 CE — Battle of NoviodunumBattle
  6. 1068 — Battle of KerlésBattle
  7. 1330 — Battle of PosadaBattle
  8. 1394 — Battle of ArgeșBattle
  9. 1442 — Battle of ZajkányBattle
  10. 1457 — Battle of OrbicBattle
  11. 1460 — Battle of BaziașBattle
  12. 1462 — Battle of BuzăuBattle
  13. 1475 — Battle of VasluiBattle
  14. 1476 — Battle of Valea AlbăBattle
  15. 1476 — Siege of Neamţ CitadelSiege
  16. 1479 — Battle of BreadfieldBattle
  17. 1527 — Battle of SzőlősBattle
  18. 1527 — Battle of FönlakiBattle
  19. 1528–1529 — Siege of LipovaSiege
  20. 1534 — Siege of MediașSiege
  21. 1541 — Siege of FogarasSiege
  22. 1551 — Siege of LipovaSiege
  23. 1551 — Siege of TimișoaraSiege
  24. 1552 — Siege of TemesvárSiege
  25. 1562 — Battle of KriegsdorfBattle
  26. 1595 — Battle of CălugăreniBattle
  27. 1595 — Battle of Giurgiu (1595)Battle
  28. 1595 — Battle of SuceavaBattle
  29. 1599 — Battle of SellenberkBattle
  30. 1599 — Battle of BacăuBattle
  31. 1600 — Battle of MirăslăuBattle
  32. 1603 — Battle of BraşovBattle
  33. 1653 — Battle of FintaBattle
  34. 1653 — Siege of SuczawaSiege
  35. 1660 — Siege of NagyváradSiege
  36. 1664 — Battle of VáradBattle
  37. 1678–1686 — Thököly UprisingRebellion
  38. 1690 — Battle of ZernestBattle
  39. 1704 — Bihar RaidBattle
  40. 1705 — Battle of ZsibóBattle
  41. 1716 — Siege of TemeşvarSiege
  42. 1770 — Battle of FokshanachBattle
  43. 1770 — Siege of BrăilaSiege
  44. 1771 — Battle of Bucharest (1771)Battle
  45. 1771 — Capture of Giurgiu (1771)Battle
  46. 1771 — Siege of Giurgiu (1771)Siege
  47. 1788 — Battle of KaránsebesBattle
  48. 1788 — Siege of Veterani CaveSiege
  49. 1789 — Battle of RymnikBattle
  50. 1789 — Battle of FocșaniBattle
  51. 1790 — Siege of GiurgiuSiege
  52. 1791 — Battle of MăcinBattle
  53. 1811–1812 — Battle of the DanubeBattle
  54. 1821 — Battle of DragashaniBattle
  55. 1821 — Battle of GalatsiBattle
  56. 1828 — Siege of BrăilaSiege
  57. 1828 — Siege of BrailovSiege
  58. 1829 — Siege of BrăilaSiege
  59. 1848–1849 — Siege of AradSiege
  60. 1848 — Battle of Spiri HillBattle
  61. 1848 — Battle of RikaBattle
  62. 1848–1849 — Bukovyna Peasant Uprising 1848-1849Rebellion
  63. 1849 — Battle of SegesvárBattle
  64. 1849 — Battle of PiskiBattle
  65. 1849 — Siege of TemesvárSiege
  66. 1849 — Battle of VízaknaBattle
  67. 1849 — Aiud massacreMassacre
  68. 1849 — Siege of GyulafehérvárSiege
  69. 1853 — Battle of OltenitzaBattle
  70. 1853–1854 — Battle of CetateBattle
  71. 1854 — Siege of CalafatSiege
  72. 1877 — Action off MăcinNaval battle
  73. 1908 — Convention on the Determination of the Real Border between Bulgaria and RomaniaTreaty
  74. 1913 — Treaty of BucharestTreaty
  75. 1915 — Battle of ZwininBattle
  76. 1915 — Battle of CarpathiansBattle
  77. 1916 — Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Battle
  78. 1916 — Treaty of BucharestTreaty
  79. 1916 — Battle of BucharestBattle
  80. 1916 — Battle of the ArgeşBattle
  81. 1916 — Second Battle of CobadinBattle
  82. 1916 — First Battle of CobadinBattle
  83. 1916 — Prunaru ChargeBattle
  84. 1916 — First Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle
  85. 1916 — Second Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle
  86. 1916 — Battle of Predeal PassBattle
  87. 1916 — Battle of DragoslaveleBattle
  88. 1916 — Battle of SlatinaBattle
  89. 1916 — Battle of the Olt ValleyBattle
  90. 1916 — Battle of the Southern CarpathiansBattle
  91. 1916 — First Battle of PetrozsényBattle
  92. 1916 — Battle of Mount CsindrelBattle
  93. 1916 — Marine landing in Balchik in 1916Battle
  94. 1916 — Battle of NagybárBattle
  95. 1916 — Battle of MezőlivádiaBattle
  96. 1916 — Battle of OrsovaBattle
  97. 1916 — Battle of SălătrucuBattle
  98. 1916 — Second Battle of PetrozsényBattle
  99. 1916 — Battle of ArgesBattle · Germany ▸ Romania
  100. 1916 — Battle of ConstantaBattle · Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey ▸ Romania, Russia
  101. 1916 — Battle of FlamandaBattle · Germany, Bulgaria ▸ Romania
  102. 1916 — Battle of Rimnic SaratBattle · Germany ▸ Russia, Romania
  103. 1916 — Battle of Targu JiuBattle · Germany ▸ Romania
  104. 1916 — Battle of TutrakanBattle · Germany, Bulgaria, Turkey ▸ Romania
  105. 1917 — Battle of MărășeștiBattle
  106. 1917 — Battle of MărăştiBattle
  107. 1917 — Second Battle of OituzBattle
  108. 1917 — Battle of Cireșoaia (1917)Battle
  109. 1917 — Battle of Varnița-MunceluBattle
  110. 1917 — Battle of MaracestiBattle · Germany, Bulgaria ▸ Russia, Romania
  111. 1918 — Treaty of BucharestTreaty
  112. 1918 — Battle of GalațiBattle
  113. 1918 — 1918 Romanian typographers' strikeUprising
  114. 1919–2019 — Ținutul Sării revoltRebellion
  115. 1929 — Lupeni Strike of 1929Uprising
  116. 1940 — Treaty of CraiovaTreaty
  117. 1940 — Nușfalău massacreMassacre
  118. 1941–1942 — Crimean CampaignCampaign
  119. 1941 — Bucharest pogromRebellion
  120. 1941–1944 — Western Allied Campaign in RomaniaCampaign
  121. 1941 — Action of 9 July 1941Naval battle
  122. 1944 — Battle of RomaniaBattle
  123. 1944 — First Battle of Târgu FrumosBattle
  124. 1944 — Battle of PăulişBattle
  125. 1944 — Battle of TurdaBattle
  126. 1944 — Battle of CareiBattle
  127. 1944 — Luduș massacreMassacre
  128. 1944 — Battle of MoldaviaBattle
  129. 1944 — Southern Transylvania Campaign (1944)Campaign
  130. 1944 — Hărcana massacreMassacre
  131. 1944 — Moisei massacreMassacre
  132. 1944 — Aita Seacă massacres (1944)Massacre

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