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Map showing the claims of Romania and Ukraine and the final decision done by the ICJ. After the fall of communism in Romania with the Romanian Revolution of December 1989, [45] Romania tried to regain the small Snake Island. [46] Since it is located on the Black Sea, it has access to the sea's continental shelf rich in petroleum and natural gas ...
The historical regions of Romania are located in Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe. [1] Romania came into being through the unification of two principalities, Wallachia and Moldavia in 1862. [2] The new unitary state extended over further regions at various times during the late 19th and 20th centuries, including Dobruja in 1878, and ...
The earliest written evidence of people living in the territory of present-day Romania comes from Herodotus in Book IV of his Histories, written in c. 440 BC; He writes that the tribal union/confederation of the Getae were defeated by the Persian Emperor Darius the Great during his campaign against the Scythians.
Traditionally Romania is divided into several historic regions that no longer perform any administrative function: Physical and administrative map of Romania, with the historic regions in grey (Țara Românească means Wallachia). Dobruja is the easternmost region, extending from the northward course of the Danube to the shores of the Black Sea.
Media in category "Maps of the history of Romania" The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. 1490 map1.JPG 481 × 349; 44 KB.
According to the Constitution of Romania, its territory is organized administratively into communes, cities and counties: [1] At the county level: 41 counties, and one city with special status (Bucharest, the national capital) At the town / commune level: 103 municipalities and 217 other cities (for urban areas), and 2,861 communes (for rural ...
Topographic map of Romania. Romania is the largest country in Southeastern Europe and the twelfth-largest in Europe, having an area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi). [231]: 17 It lies between latitudes 43° and 49° N and longitudes 20° and 30° E. The terrain is distributed roughly equally between mountains, hills, and plains.
Timeline of Romanian history. This is a timeline of Romanian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Romania and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Romania. Millennia: 1st BC · 1st · 2nd · 3rd. Centuries: 5th BC · 4th BC · 3rd BC · 2nd BC · 1st ...