Vaslui County
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| Development region: | Nord-Est
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| Capital city:
| Vaslui
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| Population: • As of 2002: • Population density: | 455,049 86/km² |- | Area: | 5,318 km² |- | Codes: • Car numbers • | VS RO-VS
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| Telephone code:
| (+40) x35 (1)
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| Web: | [County Council] [Prefecture] |- bgcolor="#BBDEFD" ! colspan="2" align="left" | 1. For the former state operator x is 2. For the alternate telephony operators, x is 3 |} Vaslui (IPA: ['va.sluj]) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in the historical region Moldova, with the capital city at Vaslui.
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DemographicsIn 2002, it had a population of 455,049 and the population density was 86/km².[edrc] GeographyThis county has a total area of 5,318 km². The county lies on a plane, being bounded by the Prut River on the east and traversed in its centre by the Bârlad River, a tributary of the Siret River. People
EconomyVaslui County was heavily industrialised during the communist period and featured large industrial complexes that went broke during the 1990s. Today, the county is mainly an agricultural one, also having some industry concentrated in the main towns.The predominant industries in the county are:
TourismThe main tourist destinations are concentrated in the cities of Vaslui, Bârlad and Huşi.Administrative divisionsThe county has 3 municipalities, one town and 71 communes.MunicipalitiesTownsCommunes
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