Romania’s capital, Bucharest, has nearly 2 million inhabitants and is the heart of the national economy, accounting for about 15% of GDP and 25% of industrial production. Bucharest’s main manufacturing industries include food and beverage processing, electrical machinery, broadcasting, and the production of communications equipment and chemicals. The services sector has also grown in the past decade, and the city is now Romania’s largest centre for information and communication technology. Bucharest ranks 28th in the overall index with a score of 39.14 out of 100. Its best ranking is in the buildings category. However, the presence of heavy industry in the city, together with years of neglect and underinvestment  —  a feature common to other post-communist countries  —  has a detrimental impact on Bucharest’s environment and contributes greatly to its relatively low score.