To mark Romania's independence day (each year on May 10 it celebrates freedom from the Ottoman Empire, earned in 1877) here are a few quirky facts about the country. The other numbers are remarkable.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mention Romania, and the first city that comes to mind is likely to be Transylvania. The Central European country is bordered by ...

The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia - for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their autonomy in 1856; they united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the ...

The largest of the Balkan countries, Romania has dramatic mountain scenery and a coastline on the Black Sea. It has seen numerous empires come and go from the Roman and Ottoman to the Austro-Hungarian ...

• Romania's first winter participation came at Vancouver 2010 when Laura Valeanu participated in alpine skiing. • Valeanu was the first Romanian woman to compete in multiple events at a single ...