Country
Moldova Fiji
Leader
Population
3,656,843 890,057
Life Expectancy
69.510 years 71.590 years
Capital City
Chisinau (Kishinev) Suva (on Viti Levu)
Largest city
Chisinau (population: 635,994) Suva (population: 77,366)
Human Development Index
0.719 0.743 GDP per capita $3,400 US $4,700 US
Literacy Rate
99.1% 93.7%
Corruption Perception Index
2.9 NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.8% 0% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 6.700% 7.600%
Death Penalty
Abolished Abolished except for special circumstances
Political System
republic republic
Independence date
27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) 10 October 1970 (from UK) Religions Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census) Languages Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani Exports foodstuffs, textiles, machinery sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil External Debt $5,200,000,000 $ $258,700,000 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) Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.7313 (2006), 1.691 (2005), 1.7331 (2004), 1.8958 (2003) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 0.400% 1.900% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 1 0 Location Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand Area 33,851 km sq 18,274 km sq Coastline 0 km 1,129 km Climate moderate winters, warm summers tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation
