One in eight foreign women who are working as a prostitute in Europe originated from Romania.

Source:  David Charter, “Romanian prostitutes flee to Western EU to escape tough laws,” The Times, January 23, 2010.

Up to 10 million pieces of counterfeit goods are sold each year in Romania, according to an anti-counterfeiting organization located within the country.

Source:  Razvan Amariei, “Bucharest Determined To Fight Counterfeiters,” Southeast European Times, October 28, 2004.

Price is in US Dollars and represents the typical price of Marijuana in Europe.

Source:  UNODC, “World Drug Report 2009: Section 3.4 Prices, pages 215 to 234,” June 2009.

The paying of bribes is a necessary cost in order to receive medical care in Romania, according to an article in the International Herald Tribune.  A culture of corruption exists in the medical care industry as doctors and staff are paid low and feel that bribes are needed to supplement their incomes.  Bribes up to 5,000 Euros are paid in order to receive brain sugery, with 100 Euros being paid in bribes to remove an appendix. According to Transparency International, Romain is the second most corrupt country in the European Union behind Bulgaria. 

Read the article at the International Herald Tribune. 

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