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Location: East Europe
Area: 33,843 km²
Inhabitants: 3,395 million
Capital city: Chisinau
Currency: Leu
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The Republic of Moldova (conventional long form, conventional short form: Moldova, local official long form: Republica Moldova) is a landlocked country in eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the east. Historically part of the Principality of Moldavia, it was annexed by the Russian Empire in 1812 and reunited with other Romanian lands in Romania in |
1918. After changing hands during World War II and its final annexation by the Soviet Union, it was known as the Moldavian SSR during 1945-1991 and finally declared its independence on 27 August 1991.
The Republic of Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, WMO, UNICEF, GUAM, CIS, BSEC and others.
Moldova is a parliamentary democracy. Moldova's head of state is its president. The head of government is the Prime Minister. |
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