5. Hora

One of the most well-known dances is the ‘Hora’, which is popular in many Balkan countries. This is a dance whereby members hold hands and take steps whilst simultaneously spinning around the circle. This is done to traditional folk music. 

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3. The Romanian Language Is 1700 Years Old

Romanian language is the official language in Romania. Still, you may not know that it is the only Latin language spoken in Eastern Europe and is about 1700 years old.

The Romanian language is part of the Romance languages; other Romance languages are French, Italian, and Spanish. Although these languages are a little similar, Romanian is pretty different and more challenging to understand and learn.  

Romanian is part of the eastern romance sub-branch of Romance language. a linguistic group that evolved from several dialects of vulgar latin*, which separated from the Western romance languages in the course of the period from the 5th to the 8th centuries.

( * vulgar Latin - Vulgar Latin, also known as Popular or Colloquial Latin, is the range of non-formal registers of Latin spoken from the Late Roman Republic onward. Vulgar Latin is both controversial and imprecise.)

Come on! This has been made by a Spaniard. I miss the Catalan.

6. Nadia Comaneci

The first perfect Olympic gyymnastic athlete in Montreal 1976 Olympic Games.

7.  Eurasian lynx

This is the official national animal of Romania. This medium-sized wild cat is very common throughout Russia, Scandinavia, and many other mountainous regions of Asia and Europe. It is also protected by the national government.

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Yes, the actual moon.

but the moon isn't a country?

In this game, any place who could be a populated by humans country will be a country, hahaha. One of these days I will include the Anctarctica.

8. Romania is the gypsy original country although the term is understood nowadays as denigrating and they call themselves zingani or romani. Zingani is the origin of the Spanish word sometimes used for describing them: zíngaros. Zingaros are not very well seen in Europe, however many of their ways have found way to disseminate in all European countries. Here is a sample of Romanian music which cannot deny its zingaro origin with a lot of Arabian notes.



 

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but the moon isn't a country?

And we finished it already 😊. It's quite fun.... 

9. Salt Mines

Salt mines are natural underground mines that harvest salt or one of its derivatives. Romania is famous for its 17 known salt mines, however the most interesting is undoubtedly in Turda. 

Although the Salina Turda salt mine was first founded in the 13th century, it did not open to the public until 1992. It has since then been renovated to be safer and more appealing. It is one of the most fascinating natural landmarks in Romania.


10. Ciorba de Burta (Traditional Tripe Soup) 

1. Origin of Maldives name - Taken directly from Wikipedia

Jan Hogendorn, Grossman Professor of Economics at Colby College, theorised that the name Maldives derives from the Sanskrit mālādvīpa (मालाद्वीप), meaning "garland of islands". In Malayalam, "Garland of Islands" can be translated as Maladweepu (മാലദ്വീപ്).


2. Swim With The Sharks

The majestic and enormous whale sharks along with the smaller sized reef sharks lurking peacefully in the coral atolls and also on the surrounding lagoons of the resorts are the popular reasons to travel to Maldives. Although these sharks are endemic throughout the area, Baa and Ari atolls and Maaya Thila are the prospective places to encounter them up close. You can also enjoy watching them coming punctually during their daily feeding time near some resorts.


3. Flattest country in the world

Maldives is known to be the flattest country in the world with the elevation difference between its highest and lowest being 5 meters.

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Flattest country in the world

This is so wild. https://lovethemaldives.com/travel-pedia/will-maldives-sink-in-water#:~:text=As%20our%20planet%20heats%20up,%2C%20urgent%20crisis%3A%20coastal%20erosion 

The Maldives is 99% water and more than 80% of its 1,190 islands are just one metre above sea level. Based on the last report issued by NASA and U.S. Geological Survey, about 80% of the Maldivian islands will be underwater by 2050 and so they will become inhabitable because the sea level rises from one year to another.