Suceava County

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Template:Romanian counties infobox Suceava (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical regions Moldova and Bukovina, with the capital city at Suceava.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
- 2.1 Neighbours
3 Economy
4 Tourism
5 Administrative divisions
6 References

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Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 688,435 and the population density was 80.5/km².

Romanians - 96.3%<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia după etnie"</ref>
Romas - 1.33%
Ukrainians, Poles, Slovaks, other.

Year	County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref>
1948	439,751
1956	507,674
1966	572,781
1977	633,899
1992	701,830
2002	688,435

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Geography

This county has a total area of 8,553 km².

The western side of the county consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: the Rodna Mountains, the Rarău Mountains, the Giumalău Mountains and the three "Obcine" with lower heights. The county's elevation decreases toward the east, with the lowest height in the Siret River valley.

The rivers crossing the county are the Siret River with its tributaries: the Moldova River, the Suceava River and the Bistriţa River.

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Neighbours

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Botoşani County and Iaşi County to the east.
Maramureş County and Bistriţa-Năsăud County to the west.
Ukraine to the north - Chernivtsi Oblast.
Mureş County, Harghita County and Neamţ County to the south.

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Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

Wood industry - the county has the largest surfaces covered with forests in Romania.
Food industry.
Mechanical components industry.
Construction materials industry.
Textile and leather industry
For Market Example for all the stuff above: Metro (one of the biggest Markets in Romania).

There are also metals explorations in the mountains.

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