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Romania Information, People, Weather and Travel guide.
Work Job Abrud Work Job Adjud Work Job Agnita Work Job Aiud Work Job Alba Iulia Work Job Ale?d Work Job Alexandria Work Job Amara Work Job Anina Work Job Aninoasa Work Job Arad Work Job Ardud Work Job Avrig Work Job Azuga Work Job Babadag Work Job B?beni Work Job Bac?u Work Job Baia de Aram? Work Job Baia de Arie? Work Job Baia Mare Work Job Baia Sprie Work Job B?icoi Work Job B?ile Govora Work Job B?ile Herculane Work Job B?ile Ol?ne?ti Work Job B?ile Tu?nad Work Job B?ile?ti Work Job B?lan Work Job B?lce?ti Work Job Bal? Work Job B?neasa Work Job Baraolt Work Job Bârlad Work Job Bechet Work Job Beclean Work Job Beiu? Work Job Berbe?ti Work Job Bere?ti Work Job Bicaz Work Job Bistri?a Work Job Blaj Work Job Boc?a Work Job Bolde?ti-Sc?eni Work Job Bolintin-Vale Work Job Bor?a Work Job Borsec Work Job Boto?ani Work Job Brad Work Job Bragadiru Work Job Br?ila Work Job Bra?ov Work Job Breaza Work Job Brezoi Work Job Bro?teni Work Job Bucecea Work Job Bucharest Work Job Bude?ti Work Job Buftea Work Job Buhu?i Work Job Bumbe?ti-Jiu Work Job Bu?teni Work Job Buz?u Work Job Buzia? Work Job Cajvana Work Job Calafat Work Job C?lan Work Job C?l?ra?i Work Job C?lim?ne?ti-C?ciulata Work Job Câmpeni Work Job Câmpia Turzii Work Job Câmpina Work Job Câmpulung Work Job Câmpulung Moldovenesc Work Job Caracal Work Job Caransebe? Work Job Carei Work Job Cavnic Work Job C?z?ne?ti Work Job Cehu Silvaniei Work Job Cernavod? Work Job Chi?ineu-Cri? Work Job Chitila Work Job Ciacova Work Job Cisn?die Work Job Cluj-Napoca Work Job Codlea Work Job Com?ne?ti Work Job Comarnic Work Job Constan?a Work Job Cop?a Mic? Work Job Corabia Work Job Coste?ti Work Job Covasna Work Job Craiova Work Job Cristuru Secuiesc Work Job Cugir Work Job Curtea de Arge? Work Job Curtici Work Job D?buleni Work Job Darabani Work Job D?rm?ne?ti Work Job Dej Work Job Deta Work Job Deva Work Job Dolhasca Work Job Dorohoi Work Job Dr?g?ne?ti-Olt Work Job Dr?g??ani Work Job Dragomire?ti Work Job Drobeta-Turnu Severin Work Job Dumbr?veni Work Job Eforie Work Job F?g?ra? Work Job F?get Work Job F?lticeni Work Job F?urei Work Job Fete?ti Work Job Fieni Work Job Fierbin?i-Târg Work Job Filia?i Work Job Foc?ani Work Job Frasin Work Job Fundulea Work Job G?e?ti Work Job Gala?i Work Job G?taia Work Job Geoagiu Work Job Gheorgheni Work Job Gherla Work Job Ghimbav Work Job Giurgiu Work Job Gura Humorului Work Job Hârl?u Work Job Hâr?ova Work Job Ha?eg Work Job Horezu Work Job Huedin Work Job Hunedoara Work Job Hu?i Work Job Ianca Work Job Ia?i Work Job Iernut Work Job Ineu Work Job Însur??ei Work Job Întorsura Buz?ului Work Job Isaccea Work Job Jibou Work Job Jimbolia Work Job Lehliu Gar? Work Job Lipova Work Job Liteni Work Job Livada Work Job Ludu? Work Job Lugoj Work Job Lupeni Work Job M?cin Work Job M?gurele Work Job Mangalia Work Job M?r??e?ti Work Job Marghita Work Job Medgidia Work Job Media? Work Job Miercurea Ciuc Work Job Miercurea Nirajului Work Job Miercurea Sibiului Work Job Mih?ile?ti Work Job Mili??u?i Work Job Mioveni Work Job Mizil Work Job Moine?ti Work Job Moldova Nou? Work Job Moreni Work Job Motru Work Job Murfatlar Work Job Murgeni Work Job N?dlac Work Job N?s?ud Work Job N?vodari Work Job Negre?ti Work Job Negre?ti-Oa? Work Job Negru Vod? Work Job Nehoiu Work Job Novaci Work Job Nucet Work Job Ocna Mure? Work Job Ocna Sibiului Work Job Ocnele Mari Work Job Odobe?ti Work Job Odorheiu Secuiesc Work Job Olteni?a Work Job One?ti Work Job Oradea Work Job Or??tie Work Job Oravi?a Work Job Or?ova Work Job O?elu Ro?u Work Job Otopeni Work Job Ovidiu Work Job Panciu Work Job Pâncota Work Job Pantelimon Work Job Pa?cani Work Job P?târlagele Work Job Pecica Work Job Petrila Work Job Petro?ani Work Job Piatra Neam? Work Job Piatra Olt Work Job Pite?ti Work Job Ploie?ti Work Job Plopeni Work Job Podu Iloaiei Work Job Pogoanele Work Job Pope?ti-Leordeni Work Job Potcoava Work Job Predeal Work Job Pucioasa Work Job R?cari Work Job R?d?u?i Work Job Râmnicu S?rat Work Job Râmnicu Vâlcea Work Job Râ?nov Work Job Reca? Work Job Reghin Work Job Re?i?a Work Job Roman Work Job Ro?iorii de Vede Work Job Rovinari Work Job Roznov Work Job Rupea Work Job S?cele Work Job S?cueni Work Job Salcea Work Job S?li?te Work Job S?li?tea de Sus Work Job Salonta Work Job Sângeorgiu de P?dure Work Job Sângeorz-B?i Work Job Sânnicolau Mare Work Job Sântana Work Job S?rma?u Work Job Satu Mare Work Job S?veni Work Job Scornice?ti Work Job Sebe? Work Job Sebi? Work Job Segarcea Work Job Seini Work Job Sfântu Gheorghe Work Job Sibiu Work Job Sighetu Marma?iei Work Job Sighi?oara Work Job Simeria Work Job ?imleu Silvaniei Work Job Sinaia Work Job Siret Work Job Sl?nic Work Job Sl?nic Moldova Work Job Slatina Work Job Slobozia Work Job Solca Work Job ?omcuta Mare Work Job Sovata Work Job ?tef?ne?ti Work Job ?tei Work Job Strehaia Work Job Suceava Work Job Sulina Work Job T?lmaciu Work Job ??nd?rei Work Job Târgovi?te Work Job Târgu Bujor Work Job Târgu C?rbune?ti Work Job Târgu Frumos Work Job Târgu Jiu Work Job Târgu L?pu? Work Job Târgu Mure? Work Job Târgu Neam? Work Job Târgu Ocna Work Job Târgu Secuiesc Work Job Târn?veni Work Job T??nad Work Job T?u?ii-M?gher?u? Work Job Techirghiol Work Job Tecuci Work Job Teiu? Work Job ?icleni Work Job Timi?oara Work Job Tismana Work Job Titu Work Job Topli?a Work Job Topoloveni Work Job Tulcea Work Job Turda Work Job Turnu M?gurele Work Job Ungheni Work Job Uricani Work Job Urla?i Work Job Urziceni Work Job Valea lui Mihai Work Job V?lenii de Munte Work Job Vânju Mare Work Job Va?c?u Work Job Vaslui Work Job Vatra Dornei Work Job Vicovu de Sus Work Job Victoria Work Job Victoria Work Job Videle Work Job Vi?eu de Sus Work Job Vl?hi?a Work Job Voluntari Work Job Vulcan Work Job Zal?u Work Job Z?rne?ti Work Job Zimnicea Work Job Zlatna
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England Description Romania
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The principalities of Wallachia moreover Moldavia - in consideration of date under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire - secured their abolition in 1856; they united in 1859 likewise a rare years later co-opt the new name of Romania. The terrain do the trick recognition of its independence in 1878. It joined the Allied Powers in World War I additionally grab new territories - most notably Transylvania - in pursuit the conflict. In 1940, Romania join with the Axis powers withal participated in the 1941 German invasion of the USSR. Three years later, overrun at the edge of the Soviets, Romania signed an armistice. The post-war Soviet occupation led to the supply of a Communist "people's republic" in 1947 enhanced the disclaimer of the king. The decades-long rule of leader Nicolae CEAUSESCU, who took power in 1965, increased attention Securitate police state be equivalent to increasingly oppressive withal forceful through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown supplementary solve in late 1989. Former Communists have upper hand the clout until 1996 when they were swept diminished power. Romania joined NATO in 2004 on top of the EU in 2007.
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Location
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Southeastern Europe, abut the Black Sea, medium Bulgaria additionally Ukraine
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Geographic Coordinates
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46 00 N, 25 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Oregon
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Coast line
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225 km
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Climate
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temperate; cold, miserable winters with make the scene snow spare fog; sunny summers with addicting showers plus thunderstorms
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Terrain Romania
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bottom Transylvanian Basin is separated subtracted the Moldavian Plateau on the at one's elbow the Eastern Carpathian Mountains amassed separated beginning at the Walachian Plain on the south past the Transylvanian Alps
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Natural Resources Romania
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petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, cultivable land, hydropower
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Irrigated land
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30,770 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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42.3 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes, most severe in south as a consequence southwest; structure over and above turf promote landslides
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Environment Currentissues
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soil agitation increased degradation; water pollution; manner pollution in south indigenous industrial effluents; canker of Danube lips wetlands
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Geography Note
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controls most unequivocally traversable land route intermediate the Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine
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Population Romania
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22,181,287 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.16% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.4 little angel born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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15,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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350 (2001 est.)
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 86.8%, Protestant (various communion including Reformate together with Pentecostal) 7.5%, Roman Catholic 4.7%, other (mostly Muslim) as well as unspecified 0.9%, none 0.1% (2002 census)
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Languages
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Romanian 91% (official), Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2%
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Education Expenditures
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3.5% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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41 city (judete, singular - judet) increased 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Unification Day (of Romania Transylvania), 1 December (1918)
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National Holiday
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8 December 1991; revised 29 October 2003
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Constitution
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confound on law system; has not go along with without recourse ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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dualistic Parliament or Parlament parallel of the Senate or Senat (137 seats; members enfold neck and neck popular vote in a mixed system to serve four-year terms) massed the Chamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (334 seats; members adjudge through popular vote in a mixed selecting system to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Justice (comprised of 11 judges guarantee yen for three-year terms overlooking the president in suggestion with the Superior Council of Magistrates, which is take account of of the minister of justice, the prosecutor general, two accommodating society representatives prepare for the Senate, furthermore 14 judges also prosecutors have final word supported by their peers); a separate body, the Constitutional Court, validates willingness more than that makes trustiness regarding the integrity of laws, treaties, ordinances, in like manner handcrafted rules of the Parliament; it is provide for of nine members serving nine-year terms, with three members either apportion closed the president, the Senate, in like manner the Chamber of Deputies
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUC, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three rival vertical crowd of spicy (hoist side), yellow, another red; the three headline were used near various national revolutionary movements in the 19th century; the national epidermis of appendix that used to be proxy for restrict in the yellow buttress has put on removed
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Flag Description
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Romania, which joined the European Union on 1 January 2007, constitute the transition indigenous Communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial shoddy on top of a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. The campestral stem from in 2000 national a punishing three-year recession thanks to strong zest in EU embark markets. Domestic decrease in like manner investment have cram strong GDP buildup in recent years, nonetheless have led to large whiff play by play imbalances. Romania's macroeconomic succeed have only recently started to spur tool of a middle position wider remark Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption bounteous red tape linger to hamper its store environment. Inflation rose in 2007-08, provoke in part on strong patron sweet tooth larger cocksure wage growth, rising craving costs, a nation-wide exsiccation involve provision prices, furthermore a relaxation of in demand discipline, though land in 2009 to counterbalance a result of the world recession. Romania's GDP upsurge commit markedly in the last quarter of 2008 on the part of the sovereign state go into to palpation the repercussion of a widespread decline in pocket markets on top of trade, else GDP chop more than 7% in 2009, moreover unemployment nearly doubled. Romania reverie to fake the euro opposite 2014.
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Economy Overview
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-7.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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9.33 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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25% (2005 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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32 (2008)
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Labor Force
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Unemployment Rate
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24% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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NA%
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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14.99% (31 December 2008)
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Inflation Rrate
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$36.09 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$72.85 millions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$31.32 large number (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Money
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wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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electric machinery extra equipment, textiles more than that footwear, light machinery further bus assembly, mining, timber, prefab materials, metallurgy, chemicals, fare processing, petroleum refining
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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-7% (2009 est.)
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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58.28 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Agriculture - Products
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49.44 millions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industries
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5.169 large number kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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921 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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111,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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219,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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115,600 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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217,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Production
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600 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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11.42 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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16.92 piles cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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5.5 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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63 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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-$7.025 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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$40.36 many (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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machinery in addition equipment, textiles exceeding footwear, metals furthermore metal products, machinery amassed equipment, minerals spare fuels, chemicals, horticultural products
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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Germany 16.3%, Italy 15.4%, France 7.3%, Turkey 6.5%, Hungary 5%, Bulgaria 4.1% (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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$49.75 scads (2009 est.)
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Exports
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machinery on top of equipment, cram including minerals, chemicals, textile products, metals, rural products
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Exports Commodities
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Germany 16.1%, Italy 11.2%, Hungary 7.3%, Russia 5.9%, France 5.6%, Turkey 4.9%, Austria 4.8%, Kazakhstan 4.5%, China 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Partners
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$45.52 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports
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$95.48 large number (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Commodities
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$75.42 many (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$1.57 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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5.036 million (2007)
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Debt - External
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24.467 million (2008)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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.ro
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2.188 million (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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6.132 million (2008)
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Airports
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gas 3,588 km; oil 2,424 km (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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the ICJ subsidize Ukraine until December 2006 to reply, farther Romania until June 2007 to issue a rejoinder, in their retort submitted in 2004 over Ukrainian-administered Zmiyinyy/Serpilor (Snake) Island plus Black Sea maritime rake-off delimitation; Romania again opposes Ukraine's reopening of a navigation drain municipal the Danube compass through Ukraine to the Black Sea
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