Moldova

Capital City: Chisinau in Moldovan (Kishinev in Russian). 47° 00.00′ N, 028° 51.00′ E

Nationality: (noun) Moldovan(s), (adjective) Moldovan.

Population: 3,364,496 (July 2020).

International Direct Dial Code: 373.

Number of Internal Airports: 7 (2013).

Major Languages Spoken: Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3% and others 0.2%.

Currency: 1 Moldovan Leu (MDL) of 100 Ban.

Exchange Rates:  (as of November 2020)

Main Industries: Sugar processing, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, hosiery, shoes and textiles.

Agricultural Products: Vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, tobacco, beef, milk and wine.

Imports: Mineral products, fuel, machinery, equipment, chemicals and textiles.

Exports: Foodstuffs, textiles and machinery.

Commodities: Crude: Imports 20 bbl/d. Products: Production 232 bbl/d. Exports 275 bbl/d. Imports 18,160 bbl/d. LNG: Production 11,330,000 cu.m.. Imports 2,520,000,000 cu.m..

Coastline Extent: 0 km. (landlocked).

Climate: Moderate winters, warm summers.

Natural Resources: Lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone and arable land.

Natural Hazards: Landslides.

Terrain: Rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea.