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

Imports - partners:
Italy 19.6%, Germany 14.9%, Russia 8.3%, France 7.3% (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$10.37 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$18.34 billion (2003 est.)

Currency:
leu (ROL)

Currency code:
ROL

Exchange rates:
lei per US dollar - 33,200.1 (2003), 33,055.4 (2002), 29,060.8
(2001), 21,708.7 (2000), 15,332.8 (1999)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Romania

Telephones - main lines in use:
4.3 million (2003)