Nord-Est (development region)

Nord-Est (North East) or Nord-Est Moldova is a development region in Romania.

Nord-Est
Region
Country	Romania
Development Agency HQ	Piatra Neamț
Largest city	Iași
Area
• Total	36,850 km2 (14,230 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	3,302,217
• Rank	1st
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Romanians	97.9%
• Roma	1.2%
• Ukrainians	0.3%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code	RO21
GDP per capita (PPS)	€9,500 (2014)
Website	www.adrnordest.ro

Counties

The Nord-Est region is made up of these counties:

County	population 2011
Bacău	637,706
Botoşani	404,429
Iaşi	774,165
Neamţ	507,399
Suceava	654,870
Vaslui	393,340
Total	3,371,909

Economy

The economy of Nord-Est region is mainly agricultural, especially towards the north, even though there are many industrial cities, especially Iaşi, Bacău and Suceava. The regional GDP per capita is the lowest in Romania, at about two-thirds of the national average. Botoşani and Vaslui are sometimes thought to be the poorest counties in Romania. However, Iaşi, the largest city in Nord-Est is one of the rich cities of the region. The region's richest counties are, in order, Iaşi, Bacău, Suceava, Neamţ, Vaslui and Botoşani.

Demographics

In total, 3,371,909 people (2011 Census) live in Nord-Est. This makes it the region in the country with the most people. Its population density is 91.25/km².

As of 2002 the region has a big amount of Romanians, of 97.9%, with the second largest group being the Roma, who make up 1.2% of the population. Other groups, including Ukrainians, make up the rest of the population (0.9%).

Romanian is the most-spoken language. It is spoken as a first language by 98.7% of the people who live in the region. Traditional languages include Romany, spoken by 0.6% of the population, and Ukrainian (0.3%).

References

• http://www.insse.ro/cms/files%5Cstatistici%5Ccomunicate%5CRPL%5CInformare_1nov2011.pdf Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine

Other websites

• http://www.adrnordest.ro/