MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

OFFICIALLY , 10,5% OF ROMANIAN’S POPULATION IS REPRESENTED BY MINORITIES

THE SPREAD OF MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

HUNGARIANS – 6,6%

THE HUNGARIANS MINORITY OF ROMANIA IS THE LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY IN ROMANIA. IT REPRESENT 6.6% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, ACCORDING TO 2011 CENSUS. MOST ETHNIC HUNGARIANS OF ROMANIA LIVE IN TRANSYLVANIA.

HUNGARIANSACCORDING TO ROMANIA’S

MINORITY RIGHTS LAW, HUNGARIANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE

ROMA PEOPLE – 3,3%

THE ROMA PEOPLE CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE LARGEST MINORITIES IN ROMANIA. ACCORDING TO THE 2011 CENSUS, THEY REPRESENT 3,3% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, BEING THE SECOND LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY IN ROMANIA AFTER HUNGARIANS.

ROMA PEOPLETHE ROMA PEOPLE ARE ROMANIA’S

MOST SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MINORITY, WITH HIGH ILLITERACY LEVELS.

SINCE 2007 MEMBERS OF THIS ETHNIC GROUP HAVE MIGRATED TO SPAIN, ITALY AND FRANCE.

UKRAINIANS – 0,3%THE UKRAINIANS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY IN ROMANIA. ACCORDING TO THE 2011 CENSUS THEY REPRESENT 0,3% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION. UKRAINIANS MAINLY LIVE IN NORTHERN ROMANIA IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE UKRAINIANS BORDER.

UKRAINIANSA SECOND GROUP OF UKRAINIANS LIVE IN DOBROGEA, REGION OF THE DANUBE DELTA. KNOWN AS RUSNAKS, THEY CONTINUE TO PURSUE THE TRADITIONAL COSSACK LIFESTYLE OF HUNTING AND FISHING.

GERMANS – 0,3%

THE GERMANS LIVE IN NORTHERN, CENTRAL AND EASTERN ROMANIA. MOST KNOWN GROUPS OF GERMANS ARE SAXONS AND SWABIANS

TURKS – 0,15%THE TURKS LIVE IN SOUTHEASTERN ROMANIA, IN A REGION NAMED DOBROGEA.

TATARS – 0,11%

THE TATARS ARE ALSO LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN ROMANIA.

SERBIANS – 0,10%

THE SERBIANS ARE LOCATED IN WESTERN ROMANIA , NEAR THE SERBIAN BORDER.

THE OTHER MINORITIES – SLOVAKS, BULGARIANS, CROATIANS, GREEKS, JEWS,

CZECHS, POLES, ITALIANS.

MINORITIES IN ROMANIA

ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED ETHNIC

MINORITIES, SO HAS BEEN GRANTED TO EACH A SEAT

IN THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES .

CREATED BY :

SCOALA GIMNAZIALA NR.1

SAVENI ROMANIA 2