 Italians are fairly dispersed throughout the country, even though there is a higher number of them in some parts of the country (particularly Suceava County, Bacau County, Galati County, Iasi County, Constanta County, Brasov County, Prahova County, Vâlcea County and Timiș County), and in the Municipality of Bucharest.As an officially recognised ethnic minority, Italians have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies.This was held by the Italian Community of Romania between 1992 and 2004, and the Association of Italians of Romania since 2004.