Moldova Geography

Country Name: Republic of Moldova

Capital City: Chisinau

Population: 4,466,706 (2006)

Population Growth: 0.28% (2006)

Currency: Moldovan leu (MDL)

Languages: Moldovan

Area: 33,843 sq km

Inflation Rate: 14.1% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 8%; note - roughly 25% of working age Moldovans are employed abroad (2002)

Domain extension: .md

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF MOLDOVA

Location:

Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania

Geographic Co-ordinates:

47 00 N, 29 00 E

Area - total:

33,843 sq km

Area - total:

33,843 sq km

Area - land:

33,371 sq km

Area - water:

472 sq km

Land Boundaries:

1,389 km

Border Countries:

Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km

Terrain:

rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea

Elevation - highest point:

Dealul Balanesti 430 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Dniester River 2 m

Natural Resources:

lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone

Arable Land:

54.52%

Permanent Crops:

8.81%

Other Land Use:

36.67% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

landslides (57 cases in 1998)