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Area: 33,843 sq km
Population: 4.32m
Capital City: Chisinau (population: 656,000)
People: Moldovan/Romanian (65%), Ukrainian (13.8%), Russian (13%), Gagauz (Christian Turks) (3.5%), Jewish (1.5%), Bulgarian (2%), other (1.2%)
Main Languages: Moldovan and Russian
Religion(s): Eastern orthodox (98%), Jewish, Baptist
Currency: Moldovan lei (MDL)
Political system: A form of parliamentary democracy, with a strong presidency
Major political parties and alliances: Communist Party, Popular Christian Democratic Party, Moldova Noastra (Our Moldova), Democratic Party, Party of Social Democracy and Social-Liberal Party
Government: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: President Vladimir Voronin
Prime Minister: Vasile Tarlev
Foreign Minister: Andrei Stratan
Membership of international groupings/organisations: United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Council of Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Interpol, Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO's Partnership for Peace, Stability Pact for South East Europe, GUAM, Central European Free Trade Area (CEFTA)

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