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Moldova is a country in the south east corner of central Europe.

Moldova has no coastline.

The land is mainly gentle hills.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Moldova, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 47 00N
Longitude - 29 00E

The capital of Moldova is Chisinau.

Moldova is a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote.

The currency in Moldova is the leu. Moldova is not a member of the European Union.

Moldovan is the main language.

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The Moldovan flag is three equal vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red. The emblem in centre of the flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons and carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons. On its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with an aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow. Aurochs are now extinct but were wild cattle.

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These are the words to the Moldovan National Anthem called Our Tongue. It was adopted in 1994. This is a translation of the words.

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A treasure is our tongue that surges from deep shadows of the past,
Chain of precious stones that scattered
All over our ancient land.

 A burning flame is our tongue amidst a people waking
From a deathly sleep, no warning,
Like the brave man of the stories.

Our tongue is the greenest leaf of the everlasting forests,
Gentle river Nistru’s ripples
Hiding starlight bright and shining.

Our tongue is more than holy words of homilies of old
Wept and sung perpetually
In the homesteads of our folks.

A treasure will spring up swiftly from deep shadows of the past,
Chain of precious stones that scattered
All over our ancient land.

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The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media

The total land area of Moldova is 32,891 sq kms which is the 31st largest in Europe.

Moldova has lakes, rivers and canals which total 960 sq kms.

Moldova has boundaries with 2 countries

• Ukraine 1,202 kms
• Romania 683 kms

Moldova has no coastline.

The highest point in Moldova is Dealul Balanesti Moldoveanu at 430 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of Moldova is 3.51 million people, making it the 28th largest country in Europe by population.

Of this number 1.80 million are females and 1.81million are males.

A person from Moldova is called a Moldovan.

To be a citizen of Moldova, one of your parents must be a citizen of Moldova. It is not sufficient to be born in Moldova. You have to live in Moldova for 10 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Moldova, by population are:-

• Chisinau 635,994 people
• Tiraspol 157,000
• Balti 125,000
• Tighina 110,175
• Ribnita 55,455

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



45.0% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in Moldova is 11.8 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Moldova is 12.6 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 10.3 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 14.1 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 38.3 and for males is 34.5. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 24.0.

The elderly dependency ratio is 13.4. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 7.5. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Moldova spends 10.3% of its total income on health care.

There are 2.98 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 6.2 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

18.9% of the population are estimated as obese.

96.9% of the urban population and 81.4% of the rural population have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

87.8% of the urban population and 67.1% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.

Moldova releases 9.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 32nd highest in Europe.

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Moldova spends 7.5% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Moldova. Primary education is for four years until age 10 and secondary education must continue till 16 but can go on to 18/19. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the first week of September and finishes at the end of May. There is usually a 2 week break at Christmas, 1 week at Easter, and a one week break in the middle of each of the first two terms.

99.1% of females and 99.7% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

11.2% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 11.7% are unemployed while with males 10.9% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Moldova is 1.25 million.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

6.3% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There are 5 paved airports in Moldova, which is the 34th highest number in Europe.


There are 1,171 kilometres of railways in Moldova, the 31st longest in Europe.


There are 8,835 kilometres of roads in Moldova, which means Moldova is in 33rd place for the most kilometres of roads in Europe.

There are 3 major national newspapers in Moldova.

There are 3.71 million mobile phone users.

34% of the people have a fixed landline.



1.77 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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