Sud-Est (development region)

Sud-Est (English South East) is a development region in Romania. As with other development regions, it does not have any administrative powers, its main function being to co-ordinate regional development projects and manage funds from the European Union.

Sud-Est
Region
Country	Romania
Development Agency HQ	Brăila
Largest city	Constanța
Area
• Total	35,762 km2 (13,808 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Population  (2021 census)[1]
• Total	2,367,987
• Rank	4th
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Romanians	95.2%
• Roma	1.7%
• Turks	1.0%
• Lipovans	0.9%
GDP [2]
• Total	€28.130 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
NUTS code	RO22
GDP per capita	€17,200 (2022)[3]
HDI (2022)	0.815[4] very high · 6th
Website	http://www.adrse.ro/

Counties

The region covers the Southeast part of the country, and it includes the old historical regions of Dobrudja, southern Moldavia, and northeastern Muntenia. The Sud-Est region is made up of the following counties:

• Brăila (Muntenia)
• Buzău (Muntenia)
• Constanța (Dobrudja)
• Galați (Moldavia)
• Tulcea (Dobrudja)
• Vrancea (Moldavia)

See also

• Development regions of Romania
• Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics