Rural development analyzing and diagnosing methods in Romania

According to rural space definition elaborated by Economical Development and Cooperation Organization, 93.6% from Romania's territory is represented by rural space with 48% from total number of inhabitants, the actual population density being about 46.5 - 46.7 inhabitans/km(2). In Romania of our days its doesn't know the real situation of rural development, that's way it's propose the establishment of some indicators through which can be emphasized the development degree of villages, areas and regions from Romania. The authors will present partial results of the researches done in the frame of a complex project in progress, project realized by a team of specialists from 8 research institutes and prestigious universities from Romania. The paper will present also two questionnaires, realized by the research team, referring to Romanian village monograph, respective to the development degree of a family housekeeping. Taking in consideration the large territory considered that belongs to rural space it can be understand the importance of knowing the real situation, the degree and the future development of Romanian rural space.