1%, USD 13.2%, UDMR 6.8%, PRM 4.5%, PUNR 4.2%, others 17.5%;
seats by party--CDR 53, PDSR 41, USD 23, UDMR 11, PRM 8, PUNR 7;
Chamber of Deputies--percent of vote by party--CDR 30.2%, PDSR 21.5%,
USD 12.9%, UDMR 6.6% PRM 4.5%, PUNR 4.4%, others 19.9%; seats by
party--CDR 122, PDSR 91, USD 53, UDMR 25, PRM 19, PUNR 18, ethnic
minorities 15

Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice, judges are appointed
by the president on the recommendation of the Superior Council of
Magistrates

Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party or PD [Petre
DIACONESCU]; Romania Mare Party (Greater Romanian Party) or PRM
note: to increase their voting strength several of the
above-mentioned parties united under umbrella organizations: PNTCD,
PNL, and PNL-CD form the bulk of the Democratic Convention or CDR
other small parties failed to gain representation in the most recent
election

Political pressure groups and leaders: various human rights and
professional associations

International organization participation: ACCT, BIS, BSEC, CCC,
CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G- 9, G-77, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LAIA (observer),
MONUA, NAM (guest), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner),
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mircea Dan GEOANA
chancery: 1607 23rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador James C. ROSAPEPE
embassy: Strada Tudor Arghezi 7-9, Bucharest
mailing address: American Embassy Bucharest, Department of State,
Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch)
branch office: Cluj-Napoca

Flag description: three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist
side), yellow, and red; the national coat of arms that used to be
centered in the yellow band has been removed; now similar to the
flags of Andorra and Chad

Economy

Economy--overview: After the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in
1989-91, Romania was left with an obsolete industrial base and a
pattern of industrial capacity wholly unsuited to its needs. In
February 1997, Romania embarked on a comprehensive macroeconomic
stabilization and structural reform prog