Romania

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Romania is the old roman province of Dacie created in the II nd century. Since the IIIrd century, it was invaded but the farmers went to the mountains and kept their latin language and traditions. Between the Xth and the XIIIth, Orthodox principalities were created. Until the XVIIth century, regions of Moldavia and Valachia were dominated by the Turkish before been controlled by the Greek for the Ottoman Empire. This Greek control enabled occidental cultures, especially French, to enter the country. Thanks to Napoleon IIIrd and the treaty of Paris in 1856, Moldavia and Valchia could choose a Romanian prince: Alexander Cuza that unified the country, choose Bucarest as the capital city. He abdicated in 1866 in favor of Carol de Hohenzollern.

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[...] Indeed, it has been reattached to the Romanian Orthodox Church, thus cancelled. The Unite Church survived underground. - Romania's protestant community There are about protestants in Romania that live free under the new democratic regime. - Romania's Jewish community There are Jews in Romania were killed during the Second World War. The country recognized its responsibility in 2004. - Romania's Muslim community The Muslim Romanian are often Tatars or Turks and mainly concentrated in the region of Dobruja. Relationship between the State and the Churches Romania lived under a communist regime until 1989 and the end of Nicolae Ceaucescu's dictatorship. [...]

[...] Romania Brief History Romania is the old roman province of Dacie created in the II nd century. Since the IIIrd century, it was invaded but the farmers went to the mountains and kept their latin language and traditions. Between the Xth and the XIIIth, Othodox principalities were created. Until the XVIIth century, regions of Moldavia and Valachia were dominated by the Turkish before been controled by the Greek for the Ottoman Empire. This greek control enabled occidental culture, especially French, to enter the country. [...]

[...] Now religions are free and recognized in the country. Freedom of religion is written in two main articles of the actual constitution so that they are all authorized: Article 29 on the freedom of thought: The freedom of thought opinion, as well as the freedom of religion cannot be limited in any way. No one can be forced to adopt an opinion or to join a religion that are opposed to his beliefs. Besides, althought article 29 states that Religious cults are independent from the state”, the Orthodox Church and the state are very close. [...]

[...] There are also Muslims of Catholics and protestants. - The Orthodox Church The Romanian Orthodox Church became autocephaly in 1885 and recognized by the other Orthodox Churches as a patriarchy in 1925. It is divided in 6 metropolises with archbishoprics and bishoprics. The Saint Synod is the authority relevant on dogmatic or canonical questions whereas the Ecclesiastical National Assembly is relevant on economical and administrative questions. - The Catholic Church It is divided into the eastern rite Church or unites and the Latin rite Church or roman Catholics. [...]

[...] The legislative function is represented the parliament that consists of the Senate (137 senators) and the chamber of deputies (332 deputies). It is elected for four years under a system of party-list proportional representation. The executive branch is shared between the president elected for five years by the population and the prime minister appointed by the president among the party that holds the majority. Romania entered into the European Union in 2007 along with Bulgaria. The current Romanian president is Traian Basescu and the Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tarisceanu Religious datas 87% of the 21,4 million Romanians are Othodox. [...]