GEOGRAPHY: A large part of Romania's borders with Serbia and Bulgaria is formed by
the Danube. The Danube is joined by the Prut River, which forms the border with
Moldova. The Danube flows into the Black Sea forming the Danube Delta which is a
reservation of the Biosphere.
POLITICS: The President appoints the Prime Minister, who heads the Government,
and the members of the Government, who are chosen by the Prime Minister. In fact
the Prime Minister is a member of the party or of the coalition that holds the majority
in The Parliament.
HISTORY: Romania was proclaimed a communist state, under direct military and
economic control of the USSR until 1958. During this period, Romania's scarce
resources left after WWII were drained by the "SovRom" agreements: mixed
Soviet-Romanian companies established in the aftermath of World War II to mask the
looting of Romania by the Soviet Union, in addition to excessive war reparations paid
to the USSR.
CAPITAL CITY: Bucharest