 suceava () is a county (judeÈ) of romania, comprising mainly the historical moldavian region of southern bukovina, and a few villages in transylvania, with the capital city at suceava. == demographics == in 2011, suceava county had a population of 634,810, with a population density of 74/km2. * romanians - 96.14%national institute of statistics, "populaÈia dupÄ etnie" * romani - 1.92% * ukrainians - 0.92% * lipovans - 0.27% * germans - 0.11% * poles, slovaks, other - 0.5%. {| class="wikitable" ! year ! county populationnational institute of statistics, "populaÈia la recensÄmintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 Èi 2002" |- | 1948 | 439,751 |- | 1956 | 507,674 |- | 1966 | 572,781 |- | 1977 | 633,899 |- | 1992 | 700,799 |- | 2002 | 688,435 |- | 2011 | 634,810 |} == geography ==  this county has a total area of . the western side of the county consists of mountains from the eastern carpathians group: the rodna mountains, the rarÄu mountains, the giumalÄu mountains and the ridges of bukovina with lower heights. the county's elevation decreases toward the east, with the lowest height in the siret river valley. the rivers crossing the county are the siret river with its tributaries: the moldova river, the suceava river and the bistriÈa river. === neighbours ===  * botoÈani county and iaÈi county to the east. * maramureÈ county and bistriÈa-nÄsÄud county to the west. * ukraine to the north - chernivtsi oblast. * mureÈ county, harghita county and neamÈ county to the south. == economy == the predominant industries in the county are: * lumber - producing the greatest land mass of forests in romania. * food and cooking
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