Moldova
Geography - People - Economy - Government - Communications - Transportation - Military - Transnational IssuesCountry name - conventional long form : Republic of Moldova
Country name - conventional short form : Moldova
Country name - local long form : Republica Moldova
Country name - local short form : Moldova
Country name - former : Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
Government type : republic
Capital - name : Chisinau (Kishinev)
Capital - time difference : UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
National holiday : Independence Day, 27 August (1991)
Population : 4,324,450 (July 2008 est.)
Nationality - noun : Moldovan(s)
Nationality - adjective : Moldovan
Languages : Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Currency (code) : Moldovan leu (MDL)
Currency code : MDL
Moldova is located Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania. The climate is moderate winters, warm summers. The terrain is rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea.
Background
This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.Background : Formerly part of Romania, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians and Russians, who have proclaimed a "Transnistria" republic. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a Communist as its president in 2001.
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