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Sulina is a town and free port in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. Administrative map of Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted Tulcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813). ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A free port (porto franco) or free zone (US: Foreign-Trade Zone) is a port or area with relaxed jurisdiction with respect to the country of location. ... The Danube bend at VisegrÃ¡d is a popular destination of tourists The Danube (ancient Danuvius) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ...

Its name is probably derived from Slavic word for "salt", sol with suffix -ina.

Once a prosperous port and important shipyard, from 1856 to 1939 the seat of the Danube Commission, Sulina has become a disadvantaged location, with an estimated 40% rate of unemployment in 2004, approximately seven times higher than the Romanian average. Small shipyard in KlaksvÃk (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) is an international organisation consisting of 13 cooperating states (Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine) and the European Union. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Population

1900: 5,612
2000: 5,140

Categories: Cities in Romania | Tulcea County | Cities on the Danube 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

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Sulina - LoveToKnow 1911 (168 words)
	SULINA, a town in Rumania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube.
	Sulina is the only free port on the Danube, and is much used for the transhipment into seagoing vessels of grain which is brought down the river in large lighters from Rumania, Russia, Bulgaria, Servia and AustriaHungary.
	Sulina is the headquarters of the technical department of the European Commission of the Danube (q.v.).

Carmar Shipping - Information about Sulina port (873 words)
	Caution In the Sulina Channel, navigation is forbidden at night and during poor visability.
	In the Sulina Channel, navigation is forbidden at night and during poor visability.
	The Port of Sulina is a free port and consists of quays at both sides of the river for a distance of 3 miles from km 0.

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