Why is Romania not a Slavic country?

Romania is Eastern European nation but it is not Slavic. Slavic countries do not consider Romania being also Slavic. All Slavs have same language base, with multiple variations.

Which eastern European countries arent Slavic?

To illustrate just how important language is, notice how Russia generally has better relations with Slavic Eastern European countries than the non-Slavic ones (Baltic, Albania, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova).

Are Eastern European countries Slavic?

The Slavic countries are those countries, mostly located in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, whose majority populations identify with Slavic culture and traditions and who speak the Slavic languages such as Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Is Romania a Slavic country?

Romania is Eastern European nation but it is not Slavic. Slavic countries do not consider Romania being also Slavic. All Slavs have same language base, with multiple variations. As example let look at the most basic word “good” – it sounds similar in every Slavic language: dobar, dobre, dobr, dobri, dobry.

Are Romanians closer to Italians or Spaniards?

Genetically Romanians are a little closer to the populations of surrounding countries like Bulgaria and Ukraine than they are to Italians or Spaniards, however the Romanian language is not Slavic, it is Latin-based; therefore they are not counted among the Slavic countries.

Is the Romanian language similar to other Slavic languages?

No. Romanian is a Balkan-Romance language, Slavic influences are more superficial. They are numerous but superficial.

Why does Romania ruin the potential contiguous linguistic unity in Eastern Europe?

Therefore, Romania ruins the potential contiguous linguistic unity in Eastern Europe because it is a Latin island in a sea of Slavs. Roma (gypsy) market in Craiova, Romania. I spent an afternoon here meeting as many Roma as possible.