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Moldova
Last updated: 10 January 2011

Country information

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: Romanian and Russian
Religion(s): Eastern Orthodox (98%), Jewish, Baptist
Currency: Moldovan Lei (MDL)
Political system: Parliamentary democracy. Unicameral Parliament. President of the Republic elected by Parliament.
Major political parties: Communist Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party, Liberal Party, Our Moldova Alliance.    
Government: Alliance for European Integration (Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party, Liberal Party).
Head of State: Acting President and Speaker of Parliament Marian Lupu.
Prime Minister: Vlad Filat
Foreign Minister: Iurie Leanca
Membership of international groupings/organisations: United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Council of Europe, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a CIS sub-group entitled GUAM (for Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova), 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,  Central European Free Trade Area (CEFTA)

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• BBC News Country Timeline: Moldova
 

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