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Romania % of population with no access to bath water, in 2019.

Romania % of population with no access to bath water, in 2019.

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... population do not have access to it. Figure 2 shows that overall Europe less than 2% of the population is not having access to basic sanitation services, while the worst situation after Romania is with a less than 10% no access. One of the reasons that Romania is so much behind is also the high number of populations in the rural area, while in many European countries less population lives in the countryside. ...

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