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Romania (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 46 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 46.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 025 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 25.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area inhabited by Illyrians, Thracians and Scythians 1st millenium BCE; Greeks settled in 7th century BCE, and Dacians in 4th century BCE; subjugated by Rome, then by Goths; divided into states, including Walachia and Moldavia by 14th century; vassal of Ottomans 14-19th centuries; official language is Romanian. |
Names: |
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| România (preferred,C,V,O,Romanian-P,U,N)
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| Romania (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Rumania (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Rumania (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Roumania (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Roumanie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| Rumänien (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Roemenië (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Romênia (C,O,Portuguese-P,U,N)
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| Румыния (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| 罗马尼亚 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| روماه اَ (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| ROU (C,O)
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| RO (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO642 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| RO00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Romanian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Rumanian (C,O)
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| Roumanian (C,O)
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| רומניה (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Dacia (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
| Republica Socialistă România (H,V)
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............ | 1947-1989 |
| ROM (H,O,ISO3L)
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| Socialist Republic of Romania (H,O)
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............ | 1947-1989 |
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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ancient nation of Dacia that existed before Roman conquest in AD 107; Walachia & Moldavia united in 1859; modern nation underwent revolution in 1989 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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socialist republic from 1965-1989, new constitution adopted December 1991 |
| monarchy (H) |
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abolished December 1947 |
| province (H) |
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Roman, AD 107-270 |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Bucharest .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Romania, București) [7001804] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Subject: ..... |
[BHA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1990) 491 ff. |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1992) 687 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 699 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 544-545 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 217 & II, 791 ff. |
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Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) 661 |
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Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) I, 503 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) X, 156; X, 156 ff. |
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Engels Woordenboek (1987) 657 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 19 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 783 |
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ISO Newsletter V-3 (2002) accessed 26 September 2007 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 69 |
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OED2 on CD-ROM (1994) |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) 320 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1990) plate 81 |
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Times Atlas of World History (1993) 341 |
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Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) 354; I-82 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 76 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 30 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1026-1028 |
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| English | .......... | [VP] |
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