Moldova
Coordinates: 47°N 29°E / 47°N 29°E
Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe.[14][15][16] Its full name is the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldova, 
listen (info • help).) It used to be called Moldavia. It borders Ukraine to the east and Romania to the west.
Republic of Moldova Republica Moldova (Romanian) | |
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 Location of Moldova (green) and Transnistria (light green) in Europe. | |
| Capital | Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E |
| Official languages | Romanian |
| Russian[4][5][6][7] | |
| Demonym(s) | Moldovan |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
| Maia Sandu | |
| Dorin Recean | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence from the USSR | |
| 23 June 1990 | |
| 27 August 1991b | |
| 25 December 1991 | |
• Constitution adopted | 29 July 1994 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (138th) |
• Water (%) | 1.4 |
| Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 2,913,281[8] (excluding Transnistria) (133rd) |
• 2004 census | 3,383,332[9] (excluding Transnistria) 3,938,679[10] (including Transnistria) |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (101st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $18.057 billion[11] |
• Per capita | $5,082 [11] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $6.084 billion[11] |
• Per capita | $1,712 [11] |
| Gini (2010) | ▼ 33.0[12] medium |
| HDI (2014) |  0.693[13]medium · 107th |
| Currency | Leu (MDL) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +373 |
| ISO 3166 code | MD |
| Internet TLD | .md |
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The official language in Moldova is the Romanian language. The capital of Moldova is Chișinău.
The Russian Empire took almost half of the Principality of Moldova in 1812 and called it Bessarabia. Between 1918–1940 and 1941–1944 it was part of the Kingdom of Romania. It became independent from the Soviet Union after the latter country's dissolution.
The average monthly salary/wages are still low, standing at only US$243.[17] Moldova is an associated country for future membership in the European Union.[18]
Moldova Media
"Limba noastră", the national anthem of the Republic of Moldova, performed instrumentally by the United States Navy Band circa 2003.
Extent of the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture, c. 4,000 BC
Dragoș, a Vlach voivode and founder of the Principality of Moldavia, 19th-century depiction
Built during the reign of Stephen the Great, several authors believed the Soroca Fort was constructed on the site of a former Genoese fortress named Olhionia.
Administrative map of the Principality of Moldavia in 1483, with surrounding states
Territorial changes of Moldavia following the Treaty of Bucharest 1812.
A map of Greater Romania between 1920 and 1940.
Monument to the villagers who died in World War II, the village Cojușna, Strășeni District.
Bessarabia Germans evacuating after the Soviet occupation of Bessarabia in 1940.
Bălți in Soviet Moldavia in 1985
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chișinău recognizes Romanian as official language. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 5 December 2013. http://www.rferl.org/content/moldova-romanian-official-language/25191455.html. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ Roudik, Peter (23 December 2013). "Moldova: Romanian recognized as the official language". Law Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "The text of the Declaration of Independence prevails over the text of the Constitution". Constitutional Court of Moldova. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "On the situation of Russian schools in Moldova". OSCE. July 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Law of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic on the functioning of languages on the territory of the Moldavian SSR". U.S. English Foundation Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
- ↑ "Ион Гучак: На русском языке свободно говорит половина молдаван". Русский Мир. October 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Russian language in Moldova could lose their status (Русский язык в Молдове может потерять свой статус)". KORRESPONDENT. April 6, 2013.
- ↑ National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova (2 January 2015). "Preliminary results of the 2014 census". Press release. http://www.statistica.md/public/files/Recensamint/Recensamint_pop_2014/Nota_informativa_Preliminare_Recensamint_2014.pdf.
- ↑ "National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova" (in Romanian). Retrieved 9 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "2004 census in Transnistria" (in Russian). www.languages-study.com. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2016". International Monetary Fund. April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ "World Development Indicators: Distribution of income or consumption". The World Bank. 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ "Moldova". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ "Moldova". Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House. Retrieved 30 January 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ The Free Dictionary: Moldova
- ↑ www.eltonic.com, Eltonic -. "Average salary in Moldova goes up 8.2% - Moldova Azi". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ "Romania lobbies for EU entry 'perspective' for Moldova". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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