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Romania [ɹoʊˈmeɪniə] (help·info) (dated: Rumania, Roumania; Romanian: România, IPA: [ro.mɨˈni.a]) is a country located in South-East Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on t http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania

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