Location: | Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania |
| Geographic coordinates: | 47 00 N, 29 00 E |
| Map references: | Europe |
| Area: | total: 33,843 sq km
water: 472 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | slightly larger than Maryland |
| Land boundaries: | total: 1,389 km
border countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km |
| Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: | none (landlocked) |
| Climate: | moderate winters, warm summers |
| Terrain: | rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Dniester River 2 m
highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m |
| Natural resources: | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
| Land use: | arable land: 55.3%
permanent crops: 10.79%
other: 33.91% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 3,070 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | landslides (57 cases in 1998) |
| Environment - current issues: | heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| Geography - note: | landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone
Source: CIA World Factbook
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