Moldova Geography

Moldova Geography and Population

Moldova – geography Most of Moldova consists of fertile plains with black soils, chernozem, between the rivers Prut (Romanian Prutul) in the west and the land around the Dniester (Nistru) in the east. Prut forms the western border with Romania until it joins the Danube. To the north and in the central part there are […]

Moldova Basic Information

Moldova Basic Information

Basic data Capital Chisinau Population 2.64 million (without Transnistria) Language official language is Romanian/Moldavian, widely spoken is Russian Religion orthodox State system parliamentary republic Head of State Maia Sandu Head of government Natalia Gavrilița Currency name Moldovan Leu (MDL) Travel Time shift +1 hour Economy 2021 Nominal GDP (billion USD) 36.4 Economic growth (%) 7.4 […]

Moldova Economy

Moldova Economy

Subchapters: Basic data Public finances and the state budget Banking system Tax system Basic data By 2019, Moldova showed improvement in most macroeconomic indicators, with GDP growing by 3.6% in 2019. COVID-19 and the drought in 2020 significantly worsened Moldova’s macroeconomic outlook, the total GDP decline in 2020 was over 8%. In 2021, GDP grew […]

Moldova History

Moldova History

According to localcollegeexplorer, the Autonomous Republic of Moldova was established in 1924, on Ukrainian territories E of Dnestr, after the Romanian annexation of Bessarabia (1920). The latter passed to the USSR, together with Bucovina, in 1940: northern Bukovina, southern Bessarabia and part of the Moldavian Republic were assigned to Ukraine, while northern Bessarabia, united with […]

Moldova State Overview

Moldova State Overview

Moldova. A landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east. It was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union until 1991. Its official name is Republic of Moldova. Chisinau is the capital city of Moldova according to itypejob. Administrative division Moldova is divided into 9 counties or judeţe, a municipality (the capital) and two territorial units. Bălţi, Cahul, Chişinău (municipality), Edineţ, Găgăuzia (autonomous […]