Western term for the Byzantine (and also the Latin) Empire or its territory. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 625)

a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe

a country located in the Southeastern part of Europe

In 2000, Romania introduced measures on asylum, visas and money laundering but more progress is needed on border controls and rights of foreigners. (See Enlargement: Romania)

Romania (, ) is a country in Southeastern Europe."http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9377123/Romania Romania", from Britannica Concise Romania borders Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast, and Bulgaria to the south. Romania has a stretch of sea coast along the Black Sea, and the eastern and southern Carpathian mountains run through its center.