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Romania
Index
Romania suffered frequent invasions and long periods of
foreign
domination throughout its history because of its location
at the
crossroads of Europe and Asia and its relative weakness.
Its
territorial integrity often hinged on alliances with
powerful
states that were willing to protect it against the designs
of
others. Thus the development of military power to overcome
chronic
weakness and to underwrite national independence has been
a
constant theme in Romanian history.
Data as of July 1989
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