Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania) is a country in southeastern Europe. The name Romania comes from Rome or the Roman Empire and represents the country's origins. Romania is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova in the northeast, Hungary and Serbia in the west and Bulgaria to the south. Romania also has a small sea coast on the Black Sea.
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Constanta is the capital city of Constanta County in southeastern Romania, and the principal seaport of Romania on the Black Sea.
In ancient times, the city was known as Tomi, and it was the town where the Roman poet Ovid spent his exile. A statue of Ovid stands in the main square of Constanta.
In the 4th century AD it was rechristened Constantiana, in honor of the sister of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
Under Turkish domination from 1413-1878, the city was called Kustenja.
When Romania acquired the territory from Bulgaria in 1878, the name was changed to Constanta.
The official language is Romanian, a Latin language member of the Romance group based about 75% from Latin. Romania is the only Eastern Bloc country where a Romance language is spoken.
Industries in Constanta include fishing, shipbuilding, and the production of wine.
Constanta's chief exports of the city are oil and cereals.
Constanta's chief imports include coal and coke, machinery, and textiles.
The city has an archaeology museum, founded in 1879.
There is also an aquarium, with a dolphinarium study.
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