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Geography | Surface | 92,043 sq.m.
41 x smaller than the USA (3,787,315 sq.m.) | Inhabitants | 22.4 mill.
13 x less than in the USA (285.3 mill.) | Population density | 243 Inhabitants/sq.m.
3.2 x larger than in the USA (75) | Gross national product | 1,720 $
20 x below that of the USA (34,280 $) | Religious affiliation | Christian | 96.3% | Catholic | 4.7% | Protestant | 3.2% | Orthodox | 87.6% | Other Christian | 0.8% | Jewish | 0.1% | Other religions | 3.6% |
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After the Romanian revolution, CSI wanted to offer the children an alternative model to the horrible legacy of the Communist past: the idea behind this is to strengthen a child’s personality through a Christian family upbringing.
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This is how, in the early 1990’s, the first plans for the establishment of a CSI Children’s Village, called Hope for Children, came into being. |
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Three Houses have been built for married Christian couples, who are fostering orphans and abandoned children. |
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