MOLDOVA

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Moldova People

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

PEOPLE OF MOLDOVA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

16.5% (male 365,733/female 347,305)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

72.6% (male 1,520,094/female 1,616,014)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

10.9% (male 175,113/female 296,231) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

34 years

Median Age - male:

32.1 years

Median Age - female:

36.1 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.11% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

10.88 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

10.85 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.053 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

0.941 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.591 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.912 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

70.2 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

66.51 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

74.11 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Moldovan(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3% (2004 census)

Religions:

Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)

Languages:

Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)