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Country
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Moldova |
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Leader
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Acting president: Andry Rajoelina
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President: Nicolae Timofti
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Population
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22,005,222
| 3,656,843
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Life Expectancy
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64.000 years
| 69.510 years
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Capital City
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| Chisinau (Kishinev)
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Largest city
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| Antananarivo (population: 1,391,430) | Chisinau (population: 635,994) |
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Human Development Index
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0.533
| 0.719
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| GDP per capita |
| $3,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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68.9%
| 99.1%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.4
| 2.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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9.4%
| 21.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 6.700%
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Death Penalty
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Abolished in practice
| Abolished
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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| Religions |
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
| Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
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| Languages |
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
| Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
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| Exports |
| foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
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| External Debt |
| $5,200,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.400%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 1
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| Location |
Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
| Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
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| Area |
587,041 km sq
| 33,851 km sq
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| Coastline |
4,828 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
tropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
| moderate winters, warm summers
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