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The territory that is now Romania first appeared in history as Dacia . Most of itsinhabitants were originally from the region of Thrace , in Greece; they were called Getaeby the Greeks, and later, by the Romans, they were known as Dacians. Between AD 101and 106 Dacia was conquered by Roman emperor Trajan and incorporated into the RomanEmpire as a province. Roman colonists were sent into Dacia, and Rome developed theregion considerably. The Romans built roads, bridges, and a great wall that stretched fromwhat is today the Black Sea port of Constana across the region of Dobruja to the Danube River.

In 1989 Ceauescus brutal suppression of antigovernmentdemonstrations in Timioara turned the army against him. He fled Bucharest with his wife,Elena, on December 22, 1989, but the two were soon captured. Ceauescu and his wifewere charged with murder and embezzlement of government funds, and a secret trial tookplace. Both were found guilty and were executed on December 25. An interim body madeup chiefly of former communist officials took control of the government, and Ion Iliescu became the countrys acting president. The new government revoked many of Ceauescus repressive policies and imprisoned some of the leaders of his regime. Romania , country in southeastern Europe , occupying the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula . Romania is a land of historic villages and castles, fertile plains, andmajestic mountains. For much of its history, foreign powers, including the OttomanEmpire and Austria-Hungary , have controlled Romania or parts of it. Bucharest isRomanias capital and largest city.

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Romanias landscape is dominated bythe Carpathian Mountains , a great mountain system that cuts through the coRomaniaslandscape is dominated by the Carpathian Mountains , a great mountain system that cutsthrough the country in a circular arc and covers about one-third of Romanias total area.

The thickly forested mountains boast large populations of bears , wolves , lynx , deer , andwild boar . The broad, swampy Danube delta, the largest in Europe, is an importantwildlife refuge and paradise for birdwatchers.

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Agriculture has always been an important part of Romanian life and, despite extensive

industrialization since World War II , farming remains a cornerstone of Romanias economy.Today, nearly half of all Romanians still live in rural areas, where people graze livestock,especially sheep, and grow cereal grains, potatoes, fruits, and many other crops.

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