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Moldova Facts & Figures |
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 Moldova
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
47 00 N, 29 00 E |
| Decimal Latitude |
47.0000 |
| Decimal Longitude |
29.0000 |
| Area |
total: 33,843 sq km land: 33,371 sq km water: 472 sq km |
| Climate |
moderate winters, warm summers |
| Terrain |
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea |
| Population |
4,320,490 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| Imports |
mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles-99 |
| Exports |
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery-99 |
| Hazards |
landslides (57 cases in 1998) |
| Resources |
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
| Geography |
landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone |
| Nationality |
noun: Moldovan(s) adjective: Moldovan |
| Capital |
name: Chisinau (Kishinev) geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 28 50 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.md |
| Internet Users |
406,000 (2005) |
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