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Romania
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General Information
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General Information
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| Capital City: |
Bucharest |
| Area: |
237,500 sq km |
| Climate: |
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms |
| Landscape: |
central
Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Plain of Moldavia on the east
by the Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on
the south by the Transylvanian Alps |
| Population: |
22,329,977 (July 2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups: |
Romanian 89.5%, Hungarian 6.6%, Roma 2.5%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Turkish 0.2%, other 0.4% (2002 census) |
| Languages: |
Romanian (official), Hungarian, German |
| Religions: |
Eastern
Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various
denominations including Reformate and Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic
4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) and unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002
census) |
| Nat. Holiday: |
Unification Day, 1 December |
| Government: |
Republic
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| President: |
Traian BASESCU (since 20 December 2004) |
| Prime Minister: |
Calin Popescu-TARICEANU (since 29 December 2004) |
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Economy
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| Currency: |
Romanian leu (ROL)
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| GDP: |
$171.5 billion (2004 est.)
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| GDP per capita: |
$7,700 (2004 est.)
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| GDP real growth: |
8.1% (2004 est.)
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| Inflation rate: |
9.6% (2004 est.)
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Labour force
per sector:
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agriculture 31.6%, industry 30.7%, services 37.7% (2004)
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Unemployment:
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6.3% (2004 est.)
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Exports:
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$23.54 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products
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Italy 20.9%, Germany 15.4%, France 7.3%, Turkey 7%, UK 6.1%, Austria 5% (2004) |
Imports:
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$28.43 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
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- products:
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machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and products, basic metals, agricultural products
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| - partners: |
Italy 18.3%, Germany 17.9%, France 7.2%, Hungary 6.1%, Russia 5.7%, Austria 5.5%, Turkey 4.3% (2004)
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Growth sectors:
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Medic and optic precision instruments, furniture, transport, clothing
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Trade with the Netherlands
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NL exports:
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€ 447, 2 million (2003)
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- products:
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Machines, chemicals, commodities and foodstuff
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NL imports:
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€ 579,2 million (2003)
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| - products: |
Commodities, machines, minerals, fuels
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Economic regions
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Bucharest-Ilfov region
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North-East Romania
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West Romania
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South-West Romania
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Map
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Source: CIA World Factbook, The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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