Capital: Bucharest
Population: 21.4 million (2012 est.)
Monetary unit: 1 Leu (RON) = 100 Bani
GDP: €212,640 trillion (2008 est.)
GDP/capita: €9.894 (2008 est.)
Language: Romanian
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 70 years (men), 77 years (women)
Main exports: Textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels
Average annual income: €1.327
International dialing code: +40
Internet domain: .ro

Romania is investing in infrastructure (October 2011)

New landing sites, storage facilities to come up along the coast

Romania is using the European Fisheries Fund to invest in much needed fishing ports, landing sites and storage facilities along the coast. Feasibility studies have been commissioned and calls for tenders are going out. With improved infrastructure the fisheries administration is hopeful that fishers will more effectively exploit the country’s sprat TAC, and that the illegal trade in fish will be capped. Click here to read the article in the Eurofish Magazine.

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