85 percent of the people are
Romanians by ancestry. They are descended from the Dacians, Romans, and
tribes like the Goths, Huns, and Slavs. The Dacians lived in what is now
Romania as early as the 300's B.C. The Romans occupied the country in the
A.D. 100's and 200's, and the tribes began living there after the Romans
left.
Hungarians are the largest minority group in Romania, making up 6 percent of the population. Roma make up about 3 percent. Smaller groups include Germans, Jews, Turks, and Ukrainians.
Romanian is the nation's official language . Many of Romania's Germans and Hungarians prefer to speak their own ethnic languages among themselves.
Romanian developed from Latin. Romanian is the only Eastern European language that comes from Latin. As a result, it is much different from all the other languages that are spoken in the region. Romanian most closely resembles French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. These Western European languages also developed from Latin.
Hungarians are the largest minority group in Romania, making up 6 percent of the population. Roma make up about 3 percent. Smaller groups include Germans, Jews, Turks, and Ukrainians.
Romanian is the nation's official language . Many of Romania's Germans and Hungarians prefer to speak their own ethnic languages among themselves.
Romanian developed from Latin. Romanian is the only Eastern European language that comes from Latin. As a result, it is much different from all the other languages that are spoken in the region. Romanian most closely resembles French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. These Western European languages also developed from Latin.