The Country

Geography:
Romania is located on the Black Sea coast in south eastern Europe. It is bordered by Bulgaria to the south, Serbia to the south west, Hungary to the north west, Ukraine to the north, Moldova and Ukraine to the north east and the Black sea to the south east.
The River Danube defines the southern border. The central region of the country is dominated by the Carpathian Mountains, which run north west - south east before turning east-west in a great arc. The southerly mountain range is also called the Transylvanian Alps and this contains the highest mountains in Romania, rising to 2548 m (8360 ft). The low-lying plains at the foot of the mountains have very fertile soil. The total land area is 230,340 sq km (88,934 sq miles).
The Population of 22.6 million (2000 figure) comprises 89% of Romanian origin, 9% Magyar (Hungarian), 1% Romany and 1% other ethnic groups. Some 87% of the people are Romanian Orthodox, 5% Roman Catholic, 4% Protestant, 1% Greek Catholic, 1% Greek Orthodox and 2% other faiths. The capital city is Bucharest.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Romanian History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Romania
Yahoo Romania page
wikipedia: Romania
wikipedia: History of Romania

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
Romanian civil aircraft were registered in the series C-RAAA onwards from 1919, then CV-AAA onwards 1929-1936, but this changed to YR-AAA onwards in 1936. Gliders use the YR- prefix with numerical registrations..

An incomplete all-time Romanian civil aircraft register listing is here.

Military Air Arms:
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romāne)
Naval Aviation (Fortele Navale Romāne)

Historical military air arms-
Naval Aviation [1920-1960]

Central Government Agencies:
Government
Romanian Intelligence Service (Securitate)

Public Service Aviation:
Medical Aviation (Aviasan)
Medical Aviation (SMURD)
Police Aviation (Polita)

Commercial Aviation:
Angel Airlines
Blue Air
DAC Air
Romavia
Tarom

wikipedia: Airlines of Romania
The World's Airlines: Romania

Private Aviation:
To be added.

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Aerostar
Avioane Craiova
IAR/ICA-Brasov
Romaero
SET

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Romania

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

Aviation Museums:
Muzeul Aviatiei
Muzeul Militar Central

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Romanian Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Romanian Aviation News

Romania - Aviation Industry

Aviation in Romania

Aviation Museums Romania

Aviatia.ro