BUCHAREST-ILFOV REGION

The Bucharest-Ilfov region includes the city of Bucharest, which is the capital of Romania, and the surrounding county of Ilfov. The region is situated in the south-eastern part of Romania. It is home to 2.2 million inhabitants, but is the smallest region in Romania in terms of surface.

In the Bucharest-Ilfov region, GDP per capita amounts to 44% of the European Union average which represents the highest value among Romanian regions. The main economic sectors by turnover are wholesale and retail, repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and of individual and household appliances, manufacturing, transport, storage and communications, electric and thermal energy, gas and water. About one-fourth of the labour force is employed in the manufacturing industry. In general, Bucharest-Ilfov has the most important workforce in the country, due to the high level of active population and high education levels as well as the high number of working opportunities.

Since Bucharest is situated at the crossing of two major trans-European road and railway transport corridors, infrastructural precondions are good. In addition, the region has three airports as well as a well-developed net of public roads compared to the rest of the country.