outh by the Transylvanian Alps
Natural resources:
crude oil (reserves being exhausted), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore,
salt
Land use:
arable land 43%; permanent crops 3%; meadows and pastures 19%; forest and
woodland 28%; other 7%; includes irrigated 11%
Environment:
frequent earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure
and climate promote landslides; air pollution in south
Note:
controls most easily traversable land route between the Balkans, Moldova,
and the Ukraine

:Romania People

Population:
23,169,914 (July 1992), growth rate 0.0% (1992)
Birth rate:
14 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
-3 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
22 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
68 years male, 74 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
1.8 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Romanian(s); adjective - Romanian
Ethnic divisions:
Romanian 89.1%, Hungarian 8.9%, German 0.4%, Ukrainian, Serb, Croat,
Russian, Turk, and Gypsy 1.6%
Religions:
Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6%, Greek Catholic (Uniate) 3%,
Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 15%
Languages:
Romanian, Hungarian, German
Literacy:
96% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.)
Labor force:
10,945,700; industry 38%, agriculture 28%, other 34% (1989)
Organized labor:
until December 1989, a single trade union system organized by the General
Confederation of Romanian Trade Unions (UGSR) under control of the Communist
Party; since CEAUSESCU'S overthrow, newly created trade and professional
trade unions are joining umbrella organizations, including the Organization
of Free Trade Unions, Fratia (Brotherhood), and the Alfa Cartel; many other
trade unions have been formed

:Romania Government

Long-form name:
none
Type:
republic
Capital:
Bucharest
Administrative divisions:
40 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu);
Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov,
Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna,
Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi,
Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu,
Suce