Romania

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Romania, Officially the Kingdom of Romania, Is a country in the Balkans in Eastern Europe. It is like most countries in Europe, a Unitary Constitutional Monarchy. It is under the authority of the house of Hohenzollern witch has created a Dichotomy in the nation between the Pro-German king and his Pro-Entente subjects. Romania fought in the Fourth Balkan War and was able to resecure Dobruja in its aftermath. Romania is the strongest nation, excluding Danubia, in the Balkans. Romania was proclaimed in 1881 as the Ottoman Empire crumbled into prices and the principalities unified into an independent nation. Romania did not participate in the Second Weltkrieg given it did not want to support the Reichspakt due to animosity. But also had just come out of a National Populist dictatorship and did not want to align with a country of the same ideology. Romania is better off than it was a decade ago and while some of its lands are still under Danubian control. Things look bright for the nation. As long as the Dichotomy is balanced out or has a solution made.

## History

In 1936 Romania was under the dictatorship of the National Populist party and it looked like the nation was heading down a dark path. But as Carol II started to realize the damages being done to the nation he decided to take action against his own prime minister. The fight between these two would result in the assassination of the National Populist leader and the overthrow of their government. Carol II was able to reaffirm his authority and re-established the old parliamentary government. This came just in time for the Fourth Balkan War where Romania, Serbia, and Greece all attacked Bulgaria. Romania would be where most Bulgarian troops where put against as it was the only one Bulgaria deemed a threat. Romania nearly lost Bucharest during the war but the focusing on Romania left Bulgaria vulnerable to an attack in the West when Serbia took Nis. Romania then crossed the Danube around the Danube delta launching a counter attack there. With Ottoman forces also beginning to look like they would take land the Bulgarian Government surrendered to the Belgrade Pact especially after the Serbians took Sofia. Romania was ceded back all land it lost in the First Weltkrieg and Dobruja. After this stunning victory the authority of the government was secured and the Romanians began to look to reclaim Transylvania. But these hopes where dashed when the formation of the Danubian Federation created a nation united enough that Romania was unable to stir up dissent amongst the populace there. With no hope of victory against Danubia the Romanians would end up not getting involved in the Second Weltkrieg. Especially after Russian forces began destroying Romanian civilian vessels in the Black Sea. Romania would end up becoming an important oil broker for the war with them selling to both sides. This got Romania a bunch of money and also helped out the Germans who were having major Oil problems. These profits peaked in 1947 as areal and naval combat during the war reached its peak and all sides were gobbling up huge amounts of oil into their war machine. Now that the war is over the Romanians are looking towards witch future they wish to go. Should they align with the Entente in a vain attempt to gain Transylvania, or should they bend the knee to Germany and its order in the Balkans? Only time shall tell.

## Military

Romania's military is one of the more powerful armies in the Balkans. Its military dictatorship plus Monarchist one would end up causing a lot of money to be poured into it. Romania's army is quite impressive for a country that did not go into the Second Weltkrieg. It is only slightly behind in terms of technology and could still give a good fight. Its Navy while small is not nonexistant. However like most small nations it is a defensive force. Romania's air force is outdated but not horribly so. While it is still using schematics from 1942 with Jet Technology becoming widely available. This may change in the future.