| Country (long form) |
Republic of Moldova |
| Capital |
Chisinau |
| Total Area |
13,066.86 sq mi
33,843.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Maryland) |
| Population |
4,430,654 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
4,795,531 |
| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) |
| Literacy |
96.0% total, 99.0% male, 94% female (1989 est.) |
| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991) |
| Life Expectancy |
59.92 male, 69.22 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
Moldovan leu (MLD) (plural lei) |
| GDP (per capita) |
$2,200 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
food processing, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines, hosiery, sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles |
| Agriculture |
vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk |
| Arable Land |
53% |
| Natural Resources |
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land |
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