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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: Romanian 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, Liberal Party, Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Party, Our Moldova Alliance.
Government: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: Acting President Mihai Ghimpu
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), 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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Address:
Embassy of the Republic of Moldova
5 Dolphin Square
Edensor Road
London W4 2ST
Telephone:
(020) 8995 6818
(020) 8996 0546 (Consular and Visa)
Fax:
(020) 8995 6927
Email:
mail@moldovanembassy.org.uk
Email:
Consul@moldovanembassy.org.uk
Website:
www.moldovanembassy.org.uk
Office hours:
Mon-Fri: 0900-1300 and 1400-1800
Mon-Fri: 1400-1600 (Consualr and Visa)
Tues-Wed: 0900-1300 and 1400-1600 (Consular and Visa)