Count Dracula, a fictional character in the Dracula novel, was inspired by one of the best-known figures of the Romanian history — Vlad Dracula, nicknamed Vlad Tepes (Vlad the Impaler) — that was a ruler of the principality of Wallachia (1456-1462).
Romania is the only country in Eastern Europe where people speak a language of Latin origin.
The smallest national banknote was the 10 bani note issued by Romania in 1917. It measured one-sixteenth by 1 1/2 inches.