Almost circular in shape, largely bounded to the S by the Danube and to the E by its important tributary, the Prut, Romania occupies the eastern section of the Carpathian-Danube region. The large Romanian natural areas are harmoniously distributed in a concentric amphitheater; in the center is the Transylvanian plateau […]

First World War and the consequences for Romania Carol I died without direct descendants and so his nephew Ferdinand I succeeded him on the throne. Romania initially remained neutral during World War I, but then joined the Entente in 1916 (the alliance of Great Britain, France and Russia). In the […]