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Est. Population:
3,510,485
Demonym:
Moldovan
Religions:
Orthodox (63.8%)
Atheist (21.1%)
Protestant (3.9%)
Muslim (3.3%)
Roman Catholic (3.1%)
Largest City:
Chișinău (674,500)
Other Cities:
Bălți (144,900)
Tiraspol (133,807)
Region:
Eastern Europe
Bodies of Water:
None (Landlocked)
Total Area:
33,851 km2 (97.2% land, 2.8% water)
Total Land:
1,390 km
Total Coastline:
0 km (Landlocked)
Climate
Moderate
Terrain:
Rolling steppe to black sea
Highest Point
Dealul Balanesti (430 m)
Lowest Point
Dniester (2 m)
Natural Disasters
Landslides
Type:
Republic
Head of State:
President Igor Dodon
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Ion Chicu
Admin. Divisions
32 Raions
3 Municipalities
1 Autonomous territorial unit
1 Territorial unit
Independence:
27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Nat'l Symbol:
Aurochs
Nat'l Anthem:
Limba noastră
GDP Per Capita
$5,000 (USD)
Currency
Lei (Moldovan Leu)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = Lei (Moldovan Leu)16.70
Internet Code
.md
Telephone Code
+373
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Moldovan culture is a combination of Soviet and Romanian cultures.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html (Majority of information)
http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php (Ethnic data)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/MD (Religious data)
http://mer.gospmr.org/pechatnye-izdaniya.html (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 13 November 2016