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| Country name: |
Republic
of Moldova
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Capital:
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Chisinau
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Form of
government:
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Parliamentary
Republic
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| Foundation: |
1991
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| Population:
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4.5
Million |
| Ethnics by percentage: |
Moldovans/Romanians (72.8%), Ukrainians (8.4%), Russians
(5.8%), Gaugaz (4.4%), Bulgarian |
Official
languages:
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Moldovan
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Other
languages:
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Ukrainian, Russian, Gaugaz
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Country size:
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33,843
km²
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Neighbouring countries:
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Romania, Ukraine
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| Current
President: |
Vladimir Voronin
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| Current Prime Minister: |
Vasile
Tarlev
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| Parlamentary
Majority: |
The Party of
Communists |
| Parliamentary Opposition: |
Our
Moldova Alliance, Democratic
Party of Moldova, Social
Liberal Party, Christian
Democratic Peoples Party
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| Non-parliamentary
Opposition: |
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Regional
cooperation:
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EU, NATO, GUAM, BSEC, CDC, Council of Europe, OSCE |
Global Income
per Capita:
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$2,374 |
| Corruption
Perceptions Index
(CPI): |
3.2 |
| Human
Development Index (HDI): |
0.694 |
see
reports by
Amnesty International
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see
reports by Human Rights Watch
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