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Country Overview
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Largest Cities
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City
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Population
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Estimated
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Balti
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125,000
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2020
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Chisinau
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635,994
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2020
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Tiraspol
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157,000
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2020
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| 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
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| January: |
°C / 26.60°F |
| July: |
°C / 69.50°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 20.7" |
Boundaries
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Ukraine
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939 km
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Romania
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450 km
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Ethnic Divisions
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Moldovan/Romanian
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64.50%
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Ukranian
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13.80%
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Russian
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13.00%
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Gagauz
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3.50%
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Bulgarian
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2.00%
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other
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1.70%
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Jewish
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1.50%
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox
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98.50%
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Jewish
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1.50%
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