România

1. România

3. România(today) • Area: 238 391 km2( 3% water) • Population (2011): 19.043.767 inhabitants • Capital: Bucharest (1,7 milion inhabitants) – 10th largestcity in the Europe • Romania’s GDP: 131,7 bilion € (6169€ / per capita) • Poland’s GDP: 381,3 bilion € (9900€ / per capita) • Public debt: 35,2% (Poland’s– 55,6%)

4. România (today) • Official language: Romanian • Regional languages: Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, Serbian, Russian • Ethnic groups: 88.6% Romanians, 6.5% Hungarians, 3.2% Roma, 1.7% other minorities

5. România (today) • 2004: Romania becamea member of NATO • 2007: Romania became a member of EU • Romania is a member of: Latin Union, Francophonie, OSCE, WTO, BSEC, United Nations

6. Geography • 35% - mountains (Carpathian Mountains), • 35% - hills • 30% - plains • Highest point: 2544m (Moldoveanupeak)

8. Ethimology • Name of Romaniaderives from Latin„romanus”, meaning„citizen of Rome” • 1521: Wallachia is mentioned as Țeara Rumânească ("The Romanian Land", țeara from the Latin terra, "land"; current spelling: Țara Românească) • 1554: PolishhistorianOrichovius (Stanisław Orzechowski) writtenaboutRomanians „theycallthemselves as Rominilike Romans, but in ourlanguage (polish) theirnameisWalachi, likeItalians”

9. History • 42000-year-old human remains were discovered in the „Cave With Bones” • Europe’s oldest known remains may have been among the first modern humans to have entered the continent. • The Neolithic-Age Cucuteni area in northeastern Romania was the western region of the earliest European civilization • The earliest known salt works in the world is at PoianaSlatinei(the first used in the early Neolithic, around 6500 BC)

10. History • OuranchestorsareDacianswhobelong to Getaetribes, a branch of Thracianpeople • In 107 AD, Roman Empireleaded by itsemperor Trajan defetead Dacia and annexed the southeastern part of it to Roman Empire (the part wheregold and silvermineswere) • In 271 AD, Romans abandonedthisterritory • Daciawas invaded by various migratory populations likeGoths, Huns, Gepids, Avars, Bulgars, Pechenegs, and Cumans

14. Formation and independence • Little Union: 24.01.1859 (Wallachia and MoldaviaformedRomanianPrincipalities) • Independence from OttomanEmpire: 9.05.1877, recognizedinternationaly in 1878 • Great Union: 1.12.1918 (RomanianPrincipalitiesunites with Bessarabia, Bukovinaand Transylvaniaand form Kingdom of Romania) around 295.000 km2

16. Government • Unitary semi-presidential repulic • President: Traian Basescu • Prime Minister: Victor Ponta • President of the Senate: Crin Antonescu • President of the Chamber: Valeriu Zgonea

17. Administrative divisions • 41 counties and the municipality of Bucharest. • 319 cities -103 of the larger cities have municipality statuses • 2686 communes

19. Environment • 3700 plant species (23 natural monuments, 74 missing, 39 endangered, 171 vulnerable and 1253 rare) • 33792 species of animals • 33085 invertebrate. • 10000 km2 (around5% of Romania) of protected areas covering 13 national parks and three biosphere reserves: the Danube Delta (5,800 km2), Retezat National Park, and Rodna National Park • Danube Delta, the second largest and best preserved delta in Europe, and a biodiversity included in World Heritage Site

20. Economy(main exports) • raw materials • military equipment • pharmaceuticals • fine chemicals, • agricultural products (fruits, vegetables, and flowers) • cars • software • clothing and textiles • industrial machinery • electrical and electronic equipment • metallurgic products

21. Transport • Roads: 78 000 km • Motorways: 527 km • Railroad: 10 788 km • Airports: 61 airports • Metro: 67 km – 49 stops (only in Bucharest) • Ports: - on the Black Sea: 4 ports - on the Danube–Black Sea Canal: 4 ports - on the Danube River: 17 ports

22. Structure of the education

23. Tourism • According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, Romania is the fourth fastest growing country in the world in terms of travel and tourism total demand, with a yearly potential growth of 8% from 2007 to 2016

25. Prahova

26. Geography • Area: 4716 km². • The relief is split in approximately equal parts between the mountains, the hills and the plain. • Main river:Prahova River.

27. Prahova • Population: 735903 inhabitants • Density: 156,4inhabitants/km². • Capital of the county: Ploieşti(197 542 inhabitants) • It is Romania's most populated county, having a population density double than the country's mean.

28. Economy • The area contains the main oil reserves in Romania having a long tradition in extracting and refining the oil. The county is heavily industrialized, more than 115,000 people being involved in an industrial activity. It realizes over 8% of the country's industrial production. • Some of the biggest international corporations like Coca-Cola, Unilever, InBev, Johnson Controls, Cameron, Weatherford, Michelin, Timken and others have invested heavily in the recent years.

29. Economy The predominant industries in the county are: • Oil industry - almost 50% of the county's industrial production. • Oil extracting equipment. • Chemical industry. • Rubber industry. • Mechanical components industry. • Food and beverages industry. • Textile industry. • Agriculture is also developed - in the southern part mainly extensive agriculture and the hills area is well suited for wines and fruit orchards. In total it realises about 3% of the country's agricultural production.

30. Tourism The Prahova Valley is one of the areas with the highest tourist potential in the country having one of the best tourism facilities in Romania, like: • On the PrahovaValley (resorts):Sinaia, Buşteni, Azuga, Bucegi Mountains. • On the Teleajen River Valley:Văleniide MunteResort, Cheia, Slănic,ZăganulMountains, Ciucaş Mountains. • On the Doftana River Valley:Teleaga, ValeaDoftanei,Gârbova Mountains. • The city of Ploieşti. • The city of Câmpina.

31. Administrativedivisions • 2 municipalities • 12 towns • 90 communes

32. Câmpina

33. Câmpina • First documentarymention: 1503 • in 1593 - is recorded as a customs point on the road to Transylvania. • in 1663 - becamea fair • in 1864 - is raised to the rank of city. • in 1890 - in Campina it was raised the first scaffold oil in the country • in 1895 - was built the refinery "Factory New ", atthattimethe largest in Europe. • in 1994 - Campina was declared a municipality. • The history of the citywill be stronglyconnected with oilindustry. • Population: 31770 inhabitants

34. Education There are 5 high schools in Campina: • NicolaeGrigorescu National College • ForestierIndustrial High School • Energetic Industrial High School • ConstantinIstrati Technical College • Machines Construction Industrial High School • There is also a Police Agents School, Şcoala de Agenţi de Poliţie "VasileLascăr", one of the two police agents schools in the country. • 2 post high-schools: Louis Pasteur Nursing and Pharma School.

35. Touristattractions • "NicolaeGrigorescu" MemorialMuseum • IuliaHasdeuCastle • Bisericade la Han (de la brazi) (The Inn Church) • GeoBogzaCultural Center • CasaTineretului (The House of the Youth) • The House with Griffons (the actualcity-hall), The firstschooliof the world of masters in oilextraction and firstbuilding with electricgates in Romania. • The HerneaChapel • The Saint Nicholas Parish • FântânacuCireşi (on the Muscelhill) • Muscel, Ciobu and Piţigaiahills • Prahovaand Doftanariverbanks • Near"Paltinu" Dam

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