Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Balti
|
125,000
|
2020
|
Chisinau
|
635,994
|
2020
|
Tiraspol
|
157,000
|
2020
|
Region: |
Europe |
Population: |
3,364,496 |
Area Total: |
33,700km2 |
Area Land: |
33,700km2 |
Coast Line: |
0km |
Capital: |
Chisinau |
Climate: |
Moderate winters, warm summers |
Languages: |
Romanian (official language); Moldovan (former official language); Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romani, Gagauz, Eastern Yiddish, German, and other languages also spoken |
Currency: |
the leu (plural lei) |
Holiday: |
Independence Day is 27 August (1991), National Day is 3 November |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 26.60°F |
July: |
°C / 69.50°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 20.7" |
Boundaries
|
Ukraine
|
939 km
|
Romania
|
450 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Moldovan/Romanian
|
64.50%
|
Ukranian
|
13.80%
|
Russian
|
13.00%
|
Gagauz
|
3.50%
|
Bulgarian
|
2.00%
|
other
|
1.70%
|
Jewish
|
1.50%
|
Religions
|
Eastern Orthodox
|
98.50%
|
Jewish
|
1.50%
|
CountryWire
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