Observe how the Balkans produce oil, mine marble and copper, and harvest roses for rose oil
Agriculture and mining are important industries in the Balkans.
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NARRATOR: The Balkan region is rich in mineral deposits. Oil production started in Romania long before the country was able to utilize modern technologies and remains to this day an important industry here--in a modernized version, of course.
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In the mountains of Bulgaria, near Velingrad, the quarries supply high-quality white and colored marble.
It is cut and transported to a nearby factory.
There, it is further fabricated for construction and decoration.
Also in Bulgaria, in the town of Medet, copper ore is mined in large, open pits.
Trucks take the ore to the furnaces, where it is smelted, concentrated, and, finally, purified by electrolysis into the form of pure copper metal.
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The most productive agriculture of the Balkan region is along the Danube River and other river valleys. Bulgaria is an important fruit and vegetable producer and exporter.
Rose oil is a very special product which is used in the manufacture of perfumes and pharmaceuticals.
It requires 2,000 rosebuds, which must be collected in the early morning dew, to produce one gram of rose oil.
Bulgaria is the world's most important producer of rose oil, supplying about 80 percent of the world demand.
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In the mountains of Bulgaria, near Velingrad, the quarries supply high-quality white and colored marble.
It is cut and transported to a nearby factory.
There, it is further fabricated for construction and decoration.
Also in Bulgaria, in the town of Medet, copper ore is mined in large, open pits.
Trucks take the ore to the furnaces, where it is smelted, concentrated, and, finally, purified by electrolysis into the form of pure copper metal.
[Music out]
The most productive agriculture of the Balkan region is along the Danube River and other river valleys. Bulgaria is an important fruit and vegetable producer and exporter.
Rose oil is a very special product which is used in the manufacture of perfumes and pharmaceuticals.
It requires 2,000 rosebuds, which must be collected in the early morning dew, to produce one gram of rose oil.
Bulgaria is the world's most important producer of rose oil, supplying about 80 percent of the world demand.