1The development regions ofRomania have no administrative role. They were formed as a way of managing funds from theEuropean Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He (or she) is not allowed to be a member of a political party, and is banned from having any political activity in the first six months after resigning (or being excluded) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator,Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles,ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county
The entire area lies in the southern part of theBărăgan Plain and is crossed by small rivers with deep valleys. On its southern and eastern sides there is the valley of theDanube which, on the eastern side, splits into a number of branches, forming islands, now drained. On the western side, the riversArgeș andDâmbovița form a wide valley before flowing into theDanube.