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What are Romanians descendants of?
The theory of Daco-Roman continuity argues that the Romanians are mainly descended from the Daco-Romans, a people developing through the cohabitation of the native Dacians and the Roman colonists in the province of Dacia Traiana (primarily in present-day Romania) north of the river Danube.
Are the Dacians Romanians?
The Dacians were the ancient inhabitants of the area near the Carpathian Mountains and west of the Black Sea, on the territory of present-day Romania and Moldova, as well as parts of Ukraine, eastern Serbia, northern Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary and southern Poland.
Who are the ancestors of Dacians?
The true Dacians were a people of Thracian descent. German elements (Daco-Germans), Celtic elements (Daco-Celtic) and Iranian elements (Daco-Sarmatian) occupied territories in the north-west and north-east of Dacia.
Did you know facts about Romania?
17 fascinating facts about Romania, home of the world’s heaviest…
- It’s home to the world’s heaviest building.
- And the world’s most beautiful road.
- They love a drink.
- Visitors might spot Europe’s largest mammal.
- It’s the real home of Borat.
- Bucharest has one of the world’s prettiest bookshops.
What nationality is Romania?
Romania
| Romania România (Romanian) | |
|---|---|
| Ethnic groups (2011) | 88.92\% Romanians 6.50\% Hungarians 3.29\% Romani 1.29\% Other |
| Religion (2011) | 92.3\% Christianity —81.0\% Romanian Orthodoxy —6.2\% Protestantism —5.1\% Catholicism 0.2\% No religion 1.5\% Others 6.0\% No data |
| Demonym(s) | Romanian |
| Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
What does Romania produce?
Romania produces coal, natural gas, iron ore and petroleum but most raw material for the country’s large industrial capacity potential are imported.