VAMPIRE COUNTRY

By Sydney Cooper

TO THE MOUNTAINS DOWN TO THE RIVERS

Romania has:

The Carpathian Mountains

Danube River (runs along southern border)

Temperature:

Temperate Climate ( regularly 52 degrees F)

Carpathian Mountains

NATURAL RESOURCES

They also have:

Iron

Timber

Coal

Copper

Fertile Soil

Iron Timber

Copper

HOW IT EFFECTS ROMANIANS

They have lots of miners because of all the

minerals they have.

They also have farmers because of their fertile soil.

They also have some lumber industries.

THE PRICE OF THE UNDEAD

Romania is a developed country

Their GDP per capita is 12,800

Their unemployment rate 4.3% (which is lower than the U.S.)

Their industries include:

Electric machinery

Textiles

Mining

Food processing

A mine in Romania

ECONOMICS CONTINUED

Romania has 67.72 billion dollars worth of exports

They also have 78.31 billion dollars in imports

They have a high standard of living

Food is expensive though, it is half of the family’s income

They used to be big in the oil industry, but now they are

relying on Russia for most of their energy.

HOW TO ACT UNDEAD

Diet:

They normally eat Mititei ( roasted meats, mainly pork), Mamaliga (Mashed

Potatoes), and Sarmale (Rice).

Religion:

Mostly Eastern Orthodox Christians

Gestures:

Men: when greeting other people they either shake their hand or if

a woman kiss their hand (sign of respect)

Women: when greeting another woman they kiss both cheeks when

greeting a man they shake their hand.

Traditional Dance there is “The Sword Dance”

CULTURE CONTINUED

Language:

Romanian and Hungarian

History:

Romania worked with Russia in the WW1

Germany conquered Romania in WW2

They got their independence in 1877

They received three provinces (Transylvania, Banat, and Bukovina)

They had a Dictator (Niccole) and they overthrow him in 1989

They decided to have a Democracy

WHAT’S NEW!

In 2012 protesters stood outside the “capitol building” and

asked for the president’s (Traian Basescu) resignation

He resigned 1 month later

In 2007 they signed a bilateral agreement on

labor migration with the U.S.

Elections took place December 9th 2012

They elected Victor Ponto

Victor Ponto

FUN FACTS!

To my disappointment there are no actual vampires

in Romania.

But, they do have a mansion there that they say

was once “a vampire’s home” but, it’s mainly for

tourists.

For people who are supposedly vampires

they dress very colorful

The mansion

Romanian attire