Romania

- Population: 22.2 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Bucharest
- Area: 238,391 sq km (92,043 sq miles)
- Major language: Romanian
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 74 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 new leu = 100 bani
Romania was run for decades by Ceaucescu and his gangs of secret police who made life pretty miserable for the average Romanian. Ceaucescu has gone but it's the same old bunch running the show. If they get accepted into the European Union it's likely that anyone under 25 who can leave, will.

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