54.53 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 62.5%
hydro: 27.6%
nuclear: 9.9%
other: 0% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
49.62 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - exports:
3.7 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - imports:
2.6 billion kWh (2004)

Oil - production:
119,000 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - consumption:
212,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - exports:
NA bbl/day (2001)

Oil - imports:
163,000 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - proved reserves:
500 million bbl (yearend 2004)

Natural gas - production:
11.8 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
18 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
6.2 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
300 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$-12.45 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$33 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and
equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products

Exports - partners:
Italy 19.4%, Germany 14%, Turkey 7.9%, France 7.4%, UK 5.5%,
Hungary 4.1%, US 4.1% (2005)

Imports:
$46.48 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and
products, basic metals, agricultural products

Imports - partners:
Italy 15.5%, Germany 14%, Russia 8.3%, France 6.8%, Turkey 4.9%,
China 4.1% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$27.88 billion (2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$42.76 billion (2006 est.)

Currency (code):
leu (ROL) is being phased out in 2006; "new" leu (RON) was
introduced in 2005 due to currency revaluation: 10,000 ROL = 1 RON

Currency code:
ROL

Exchange rates:
lei per US dollar - 2.84 (2006), 3 (2005), 3 (2004), 3 (2003), 3
(2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Romania

Telephones - main lines in use:
4.391 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
13.354 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: rapidly improving domestic and international
service, especially in wireless telephony
domestic: 90% of telephone network is automatic; liberalization in
2003 is transforming telecommunications; there has been 20% growth
in fixed lines with a penetration rate of 58% of households;
nation-wide wireless service is growing