What is Moldova?

Information about Moldova

Republica Moldova
Republic of Moldova
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FlagCoat of arms
Motto
Limba noastră-i o comoară  
Our language is a treasure
Anthem
Limba noastră  (Romanian)
Our Language

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Location of Moldova
Location of  Moldova  (orange)

on the European continent  (white)

Capital
(and largest city)
Chişinău
470′N, 2855′E]
Official languagesMoldovan1
DemonymMoldovan, Moldavians
GovernmentParliamentary republic
 - PresidentVladimir Voronin
 - Prime MinisterVasile Tarlev
Independence from the Soviet Union
 - DateAugust 27, 1991 
 - FinalisedDecember 25, 1991 
 - Water (%)1.4
Population
 - 2007 estimate4,320,490 (121st³)
 - 2004 census3,383,332² 
GDP (PPP)2007 estimate
 - Total$9,367 million (141st)
 - Per capita$2,962 (135th)
Gini? (2003)33.2 (medium
HDI (2006)0.694 (medium) (114th)
CurrencyMoldovan leu (MDL)
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Internet TLD.md
Calling code+373
1Moldovan is commonly considered another name for Romanian (Gagauz and Russian are also official in the Gagauz Autonomous Region).
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Romanian 
Official status
Official language of:  Moldova [2]
 Romania
 Vojvodina (Serbia)

 European Union
Regulated by: Academia Română
Language codes
ISO 639-1: ro
ISO 639-2: rum (B)
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Population: 4,430,654 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
  • 0-14 years: 23% (male 523,373; female 505,064)
  • 15-64 years: 67% (male 1,422,470; female 1,544,169)
  • 65 years and over: 10% (male 161,659; female 273,919) (2000 est.

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Moldovan (also Moldavian) is the official name for the Romanian language in the Republic of Moldova and in its breakaway territory of Transnistria.[1][2][3]
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Moldovans, or Moldavians (Moldovan/Romanian: Moldoveni; Молдовень is the form used by the Moldovan Cyrillic script, which nowadays has official status only in Transnistria) are the native population in,
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Moldova

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Moldova


  • President
  • Vladimir Voronin
  • Prime Minister
  • Vasile Tarlev
  • Parliament

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Vladimir Nicolae Voronin born May 25, 1941 (Russian: Владимир Николаевич Воронин,
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Moldova

This article is part of the series:
Politics of Moldova


  • President
  • Vladimir Voronin
  • Prime Minister
  • Vasile Tarlev
  • Parliament

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Vasile Petru Tarlev (Russian: Василий Петрович Тарлев
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