Romania
- Region
- Europe
- Area
- 238,391 km²
- Capital
- Bucharest
- ISO
- RO
What the flag means
The blue, yellow, and red tricolor has been used since around the Revolution of 1848. Its colors are said to come from the coats of arms of Wallachia and Moldavia. The colors have no officially defined meanings.
Fun facts
- FlagThe flag of Romania has vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red and is almost impossible to tell apart from the flag of Chad.
- GeographyBefore flowing into the Black Sea, the Danube forms the Danube Delta, a vast wetland that lies mainly in Romania.
- CultureThe model for the novel “Dracula” is considered to be Vlad III, who ruled Wallachia, in what is now southern Romania, in the 15th century.
- CultureThe country name Romania means “land of the Romans,” and the Romanian language also developed from Latin.
