 Location: North –West of Romania.
Area: 4.418 Km².
Capital County: Satu Mare, 132.000 inhabitants.
Distance to the frontier points: Petea (with Hungary) 8 km; Halmeu (with Ukraine) 35 km.
Flight connections: Satu Mare-Germania/Italia; there is an international airport in Satu Mare.
Distance to the European capitals: Bucharest - 610 km; Budapest - 350 km; Vienna - 600 km.
Important cities in the county: Satu Mare, Carei, Negresti Oas, Tasnad.
Demographic structure: total population: 397.000 inhabitants, out of which the urban population represents 46,6 %.
Population structure according to their nationalities: 59 % Romanians, 35 % Hungarians, 3 % Germans, 3 % other nationalities.
Population structure according to their religion: 45 % orthodox, 23 % Roman-Catholics, 10 % Greco-Catholic, 21 % reformats.
Climate: temperate-continental. The plains occupy 63% of the total surface of the county. The highest altitude: 126 m. The hydrographic system of the county includes the rivers: Somes (with a length of 60 km on the county’s territory), Tur - 66 km and Crasna - 57 km
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