|
Country
|
Moldova | 
Uruguay |
|
Leader
|
President: Nicolae Timofti
|
President: Jose Mujica
|
|
Population
|
3,656,843
| 3,316,328
|
|
Life Expectancy
|
69.510 years
| 76.410 years
|
|
Capital City
|
Chisinau (Kishinev)
| Montevideo
|
|
Largest city
|
| Chisinau (population: 635,994) | Montevideo (population: 1,270,740) |
|
Human Development Index
|
0.719
| 0.859
|
| GDP per capita |
$3,400 US
| $15,300 US
|
|
Literacy Rate
|
99.1%
| 98%
|
|
Corruption Perception Index
|
2.9
| 6.9
|
|
Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
21.8%
| 12.3%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate |
6.700%
| 6.000%
|
|
Death Penalty
|
Abolished
| Abolished
|
| |
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Political System
|
republic
| constitutional republic
|
|
Independence date
|
27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
| 25 August 1825 (from Brazil)
|
| Religions |
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
| Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)
|
| Languages |
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
| Spanish, Portunol, or Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)
|
| Exports |
foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
| meat, rice, leather products, wool, fish, dairy products
|
| External Debt |
$5,200,000,000 $
| $15,400,000,000 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)
| Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - 20.438 (2008 est.), 23.947 (2007), 24.048 (2006), 24.479 (2005), 28.704 (2004)
|
| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.400%
| 1.600%
|
| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
1
| 0
|
| Location |
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
| Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Argentina and Brazil
|
| Area |
33,851 km sq
| 176,215 km sq
|
| Coastline |
0 km
| 660 km
|
| Climate |
moderate winters, warm summers
| warm temperate; freezing temperatures almost unknown
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