Beautiful UNESCO since 1990, Delta is the largest wetland reserve plains of Europe. Delta is a land unique in Europe that impress with an incredible diversity of landscape - relief, settlements, water and especially animals, birds, vegetation and fish.
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- Delta is the youngest Romanian soil
- Delta covers an inside surface of 5050 km ² of which 732 km ² are in Ukraine
- Every year the Danube Delta grows to 40 meters due to the approximately 67 million tons of silt brought by the Danube
- Is the only delta in the world declared a Biosphere Reserve
- In spite of the large surface area, in 2012 Delta had only 27 000 inhabitants
- Extraordinary biodiversity is provided by 135 species of fish, 331 species of birds, 54 species of mammals, 2,383 species of flora
- Delta hosts the largest community of pelicans in Europe
- Delta hosts over 60% of the world population of pygmy cormorant and over 50% of the world population of red breasted goose
- There is also the largest area in the world compact reed
- Letea Forest, part of Danube Delta was declared a protected area since 1938
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