Romania Flag

The country of Romania is located in the south eastern region of Europe. Its flag is made up of three equal vertical bands of cobalt blue, chrome yellow, and vermilion red. The flag’s name, Tricolorul, is a direct reference to its three official colors. The present day version of the Romanian flag was adopted on Dec. 27, 1989.

It is thought that Romania’s flag was modeled after the official flag of France but another theory surmises that the three colors were chosen in accordance with ancestral Romanian tradition. The colors refer to the principalities of Walachia and Moldavia which united in 1862 to form the modern nation of Romania. Historians believe that the national colors were adopted to symbolize liberty (blue), justice (yellow), and fraternity (red).

According to the 1965 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Romania the flag’s vertical bands of color were accompanied by a communist emblem. After the revolution, which ended Communist rule in Romania, the nation’s 1989 constitution specified that the new official flag would no longer include the communist symbol and be removed in favor of the present day three color design.

The storied history of Romania’s flag includes several different versions of the national symbol. Early editions included features such as banners and shields. During the 13th century the coat of arms of ruler Litovoi was featured on the flag. In later years the official flag included the royal symbols of Moldavia, Transylvania, and the Habsburg Empire.

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Published on 2019-11-06


Capital	Bucharest
Languages	Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups	Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)
Religion	Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)
Government	Semi-presidential republic
Independance	9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)
Area	238,391.00 km²
Water Area	8,500.00 km²
Land Area	229,891.00 km²
Population	21,599,736.00 Urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania
Location	Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
No. Bordering Countries	5
Bordering Countries	Bulgaria 605 km, Hungary 424 km, Moldova 683 km, Serbia 531 km, Ukraine 601 km
GDP(PPP)	$441,000,000,000.00 (USD)
GDP (Per Capita)	$22,300.00 (USD)
Export Partners	Its major export partners are Germany, Italy, and France.
Export Commodities	Its main exports are machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, and agricultural products.
Import Partners	Its major import partners are Germany, Italy, and Hungary.
Import Commodities	Its major imports include machinery and equipment, chemicals, and fuels and minerals.
Climate	Ranges from steppes in the south through humid continental in much of European Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate in the polar north; winters vary from cool along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia; summers vary from warm in the steppes to cool along Arctic coast
Terrain	Central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps
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