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The organisation was founded in late 18th century. In 1948, Romania ratified the 1947 Washington Convention, turning from a founding member to a full member of the World Meteorological Organization [1] (18 August 1948). [2] Since 2003, it is a member of EUMETSAT with a stake of 0.4456%. Today in Romania, ANM holds the monopoly for ...
30 July – The Order of Aeronautical Virtue is established as a military order. [11] 29 December – The first and only census of Greater Romania reports that the population is 18,057,028, of which 28% are non-Romanian. [12]
Daylight saving time (DST) in Romania (locally known by "Ora de Vară") was originally introduced in 1932 (between 22 May and 2 October). Between 1933 and 1940, DST started on the first Sunday in April and ended on the first Sunday in October. DST was abandoned in 1941 and reintroduced in 1979. [3]
The climate of Romania is continental, transitioning into humid subtropical (locally often "warm oceanic" or "Pontic") on the eastern coast, influenced by polar intrusions, and therefore characterized by harsh winters. The mountain ranges of the Carpathian arc have a cool mountain climate with high humidity throughout the year.
The București – Ilfov development region (pronunciation: [b u k u ˈ r e ʃ tʲ ˈ i l f o v]) is a development region in Romania, encompassing the national capital, Bucharest, as well as the surrounding Ilfov County.
30 November Sfântul Andrei: Saint Andrew's Day: Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Romania. 1 December Ziua Națională a României: National Day of Romania: It celebrates the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Kingdom of Romania. 25-26 December Crăciunul: Christmas Day: Both first and second Christmas Day are ...
Centura București (English: Bucharest Beltway, Bucharest Ring Road), sometimes referred to as the DNCB, is a national-class road in Romania, circling the capital city of Bucharest. It is not to be mistaken with the partially opened Bucharest Ring Motorway (Romanian: Autostrada Centura București), which encircles the city at a further distance ...
Paul Goma, a Bessarabian-born writer, provided the earliest challenge to the Ceaușescu regime in the spring of 1977. [7] Goma had challenged the previous communist governments of Romania: in 1956, he read at university a chapter of a novel describing a student movements similar to the one of Hungarian Revolution of 1956. [8]