Info about Moldova, Republic of

Moldova (formerly Moldavia) is a landlocked republic of hilly plains lying east of the Carpathian Mountains between the Prut and Dniester (Dnestr) rivers. The country is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. The area is a very fertile region with rich black soil (chernozem) covering three-quarters of the territory.

Capital
Chisinau - 662 000 people
all city from Moldova, Republic of

Country lead by
President: Vladimir Voronin (2001)
Prime Minister: Vasile Tarlev (2001)

Population
4,466,706 (growth rate: 0.3%); birth rate: 15.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 38.4/1000; life expectancy: 65.7; density per sq mi: 343

Land Area
12,885 sq mi (33,371 sq km); total area: 13,067 sq mi (33,843 sq km)

Monetary unit
Leu

Language
Moldovan (official; virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)

Ethnicity
Moldavian/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3% (2004)

Religion
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)

Transportation
Railways: total: 1,300 km (2002). Highways: total: 12,657 km; paved: 11,012 km; unpaved: 1,645 km (1999). Waterways: 424 km (1994). Ports and harbors: none. Airports: 36 (2002).

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