Total Area: 238,391 sq km Land Area: 229,891 sq km Water Area: 8,500 sq km Climate description: temperate; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow and fog; sunny summers with frequent showers and thunderstorms Terrain description: central Transylvanian Basin is separated from the Moldavian Plateau on the east by the Eastern Carpathian Mountains and separated from the Walachian Plain on the south by the Transylvanian Alps Arable Land Use: 39.49% Permanent Crop Land Use: 1.92% Irrigated Land: 31,570 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources: 42.3 cu km (2003) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 6.5 cu km/yr (9%/34%/57%) Per Person Freshwater Withdrawal: per capita: 299 cu m/yr (2003) Natural Hazards description: earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides Environmental Current Issues: soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands Total Labor Force: 9.252 million (2012 est.) % of Labor Force in Agriculture: 30% Agricultural Products description: wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; eggs, sheep |
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