Moldova
- Official Name:
- Republic of Moldova (Moldova)
- Area:
- 33.843 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 4.320.490 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km None
- Capital:
- Chisinau (Kishinev)
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf:None
- Political divisions:
- 32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities (municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala) raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni. municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului
- Language(s):
- Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 27 August (1991)
- Nationality:
- Moldovan(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- ACCT, BSEC, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .md
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Moldovan leu (MDL) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 2.574.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 21,5%
- Industry: 22%
- Services: 56,5%
- Labor force:
- 1.339.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2005):
-
- Agriculture 40,7%
- Industry: 12,1%
- Services 47,2%
- Unemployment rate:
- 7,3%; Note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2005 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 14,1% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 24,8% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD1.318.000.000
- Expenditures: USD1.335.000.000
- Public debt:
- 84,5% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -561.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 1.020.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
- Exports - Partners:
- Russia 32,9%, Italy 12,7%, Romania 10,6%, Ukraine 9,5%, Belarus 6,7%, Germany 4,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 2.650.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles
- Imports - partners:
- Ukraine 20,9%, Russia 11,7%, Romania 11,2%, Germany 8,3%, Italy 6,6%, Turkey 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 680.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 2.142.000.000 (2006)
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