Romania is located in the southeastern part of Europe. It covers an area of 238,391 square kilometers. It is the seventh most populous country in the Europe and it has over 19 million populations. The capital of Romania is Bucharest, which is the sixth largest city in Europe. Some of the major cities in Romania are Alba Iulia, Arad, Brasov, Braila, Deva, Sibiu, etc. Romania is one of the most proclaimed destinations for medical education. The universities of Romania offer medical education in English, Romania, Germany and French. That is why students from all over the world choose Romania as a top destination for overseas education.
Romania is located in halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. It is bordered by the Danube River in the south-eastern frontier. The terrain of Romania is evenly divided between mountains, hills, plains and sea beaches. There are three major ranges in Romania – the eastern Carpathians, the southern Carpathians and the western Carpathians. Due to the various types of terrain, a variety of landscape is present in each of these ranges.
Romania has temperate continental climate at an average temperature of 11° Celsius in the southern part of Romania and 8° Celsius in the northeast. The summer season is hot and warm having an average temperature of 29° Celsius whereas the winters are generally cold with an average temperature of 3° Celsius. There are four seasons in Romania – spring, summer, autumn and winter. Spring is the most pleasant season, having cool morning and warm days, summer are generally warm, autumn is dry and cool
In 1944, the Soviet soldiers occupied Romania and till 1989 Romania was under the rule of communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu. In 1989 Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown and in 1990 free election was held in Romania for the first time. In 1990 the political party National Salvation Front (FSN) won the election and Ion Iliescu was elected as the president of Romania. In 2004, Romania first joined North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and become a member of European Union (EU).
Romania is a peaceful country having favorable condition to escalate the long term MBBS degree program on General Medicine and Pharmacy. The MBBS degree that are provided by the universities of Romania are recognized by World Health Organization (WHO), British Medical Council (BMC), Medical Council of India (MCI), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and MCEC (Medical Council of European Countries).