ROMANIA

                                            A BRIEF DESCRIPTION


AREA: 237,500 sq. km. ~~~ 91,699 sq. miles

CAPITAL: Bucharest (Bucuresti)   1986 est. population: 1,989,800

COUNTRY POPULATION: 1989 estimate ~ 23,168,000
                                                 49% urban    51% rural

MONETARY UNIT: "Leu" which is broken down into "Bani"

OTHER MAJOR CITIES: Iasi, Baia-Mare, Constanta, Brasov, Timisoara