| Number of residence permits issued to foreign citizens per year by country of origin Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total | Total | 26243 | 14524 | 8390 | 49697 | Moldova | 4977 | 3310 | 1756 | 10043 | Turkey | 3470 | 1630 | 1919 | 7019 | China | 3019 | 1151 | 1254 | 5424 | Italy | 1638 | 994 | n.a. | 2632 | Germany | 1022 | 828 | n.a. | 1850 | Syria | 999 | 266 | n.a. | 1265 | USA | 903 | 631 | 479 | 2013 | France | 890 | 673 | n.a. | 153 | Lebanon | 772 | n.a. | 196 | 968 | Iraq | 659 | n.a. | 241 | 900 | Other | 7894 | 5041 | 2545 | 21904 | Number of foreign citizens residing in Romania by end year by country of origin Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Total | 49485 | 53606 | 49775 | Moldova | 9571 | 11392 | 12993 | Turkey | 5765 | 6337 | 7199 | China | 4393 | 4974 | 5406 | Italy | 4022 | 3595 | 2014 | Germany | 2134 | 2233 | 1154 | USA | 1961 | 1976 | 2015 | Syria | 1874 | 1929 | 1747 | France | 1477 | 1591 | n.a. | Lebanon | 1262 | 1321 | 1257 | Ukraine | 1010 | 1254 | 1025 | Other | 16016 | 17004 | 14965 |
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