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Country
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Moldova | 
Ecuador |
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Leader
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President: Nicolae Timofti
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Population
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3,619,925
| 15,439,429
|
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Life Expectancy
|
69.820 years
| 76.150 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Chisinau (Kishinev)
| Quito
|
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Largest city
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| Chisinau (population: 635,994) | Guayaquil (population: 1,952,030) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.719
| 0.807
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| GDP per capita |
$3,500 US
| $8,800 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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99.1%
| 91%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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2.9
| 2
|
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
21.8%
| 25%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
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| Unemployment Rate |
5.800%
| 4.100%
|
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Death Penalty
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Abolished
| Abolished
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Political System
|
republic
| republic
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Independence date
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27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 24 May 1822 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
| Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
|
| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
| Spanish (official), Amerindian languages (especially Quechua)
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| Exports |
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
| petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, hemp, wood, fish
|
| External Debt |
$5,776,000,000 $
| $20,030,000,000 US
|
| Exchange Rate |
Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004)
| the US dollar is used; the sucre was eliminated in 2000
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.400%
| 2.300%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 1
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| Location |
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
| Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
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| Area |
33,851 km sq
| 283,561 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,237 km
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| Climate |
moderate winters, warm summers
| tropical along coast, becoming cooler inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands
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