Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, fuels and minerals, chemicals, textile and
products, basic metals, agricultural products
Imports - partners:
Italy 15.5%, Germany 14%, Russia 8.3%, France 6.8%, Turkey 4.9%,
China 4.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$27.88 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$42.76 billion (2006 est.)
Currency (code):
leu (ROL) is being phased out in 2006; "new" leu (RON) was
introduced in 2005 due to currency revaluation: 10,000 ROL = 1 RON
Currency code:
ROL
Exchange rates:
lei per US dollar - 2.84 (2006), 3 (2005), 3 (2004), 3 (2003), 3
(2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Romania
Telephones - main lines in use:
4.391 million (2005)