The NE Region is a part of the old historical region of Moldavia and is made up of six counties (Bacau, Botosani, Iasi, Neamt, Suceava and Vaslui), representing an area of 36.850 km2 and a population of 3.695.831inhabitants (2011), occupying, from this point of view, the first place among the eight regions of the country (16.53% of total population of Romania).

From the surface point of view, the region covers 36.850 kmp – 15,46% of country total surface, the largest counties being Suceava with a total surface of 8.553 km2 and Bacau, with 6.621 km2.

Territorial administrative units
County Total Surface
(kmp)		 Density of population Numberof
Municipalities		 Number of
Cities		 Number of
Communes		 Number of
Villages
Bacau 6.621 107.6 3 5 85 491
Botosani 4.986 89.2 2 5 71 333
Iasi 5.476 150 2 2 93 418
Neamt 5.896 95.1 2 3 78 344
Suceava 8.553 82.9 5 11 98 379
Vaslui 5.318 84.2 3 2 81 449
Region Total 36.850 100.3 17 29 506 2.414

   (Source: Statistical Yearbook of Romania, 2011)