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LOCATION:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine
POPULATION:
21,904,551 update paises set descripcion = July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
CAPITAL:
name: Bucharest
AREA - comparative:
slightly smaller than Oregon
CLIMATE:
temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms
GDP - composition by sector:
Agriculture: 12.2%
Industry: 37.6%
Services: 50.2% update paises set descripcion = 2010 est.)
AGRICULTURE - products:
wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep
INDUSTRIES:
electric machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining
EXPORTS:
$52.15 billion update paises set descripcion = 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
$40.71 billion update paises set descripcion = 2009 est.)
EXPORTS - commodities:
machinery and equipment, textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels, chemicals, agricultural products
EXPORTS - partners:
Germany 18.8%, Italy 15.4%, France 8.2%, Turkey 5%, Hungary 4.3% update paises set descripcion = 2009)
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