Moldovae
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Moldovae (Romanie: Moldova) kent offeecially as the Republic o Moldovae (Romanie: Republica Moldova) is a wee laundlockit kintra in Eastren Europe atween the Ukraine tae the Sooth-East an Romanie tae the Wast. Historically it wis pairt o the Preencipality o Moldovae fae the 1300's, annexed bi the Roushie Empire in 1812 bi' the Ottoman Empire (Tae wheech Moldovae wis a vassal state) an becum kent as Bessarabia. in 1856 soothren Bessarabia wis returned tae Moldovae an three yeirs latter it unitit wi the ither Romanie laund o' Wallachie in 1918. Efter chyngin hauns durin WWII it becam pairt o the Soviet Union an frae 1945 tae 1991 it wis cried Moldovae SSR. It feenally becam independant in August 1991.
Republic o Moldovae | |
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Location o Moldova (green) an Transnistrie (licht green) in Europe. | |
Caipital | Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E |
Lairgest ceety | capital |
Offeecial leids | Romanie a[1][2][3] |
Recognised regional leids | |
Inter-ethnic leids | Roushie[4][5][6] |
Demonym(s) | Moldovan |
Govrenment | Unitar pairlamentar constitutional republic |
• Preses | Maia Sandu |
• Prime Meenister | Natalia Gavrilița |
• Preses o the Pairlament | Igor Grosu |
Legislatur | Pairlament |
Unthirldom frae the USSR | |
• Sovereignty declared | 23 Juin 1990 |
• Unthirldom declared | 27 August 1991b |
• Joined the CIS | 21 December 1991 |
• Recognised | 25 December 1991 |
2 Mairch 1992 | |
• Constitution adopted | 29 Julie 1994 |
Aurie | |
• Includin Transnistrie | 33,846 km2 (13,068 sq mi) (135th) |
• Water (%) | 1.4 (includin Transnistrie) |
• Excluding Transnistrie | 29,683 km2 (11,461 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2014 census | 2,998,235[7] (excluding Transnistria) |
• Density | 105/km2 (271.9/sq mi) (101st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $20 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $5,657 [8] |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $8 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $2,240[8] |
Gini (2014) | 26.8[9] law |
HDI (2015) | 0.699[10] medium · 107t |
Currency | Leu (MDL) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Drivin side | richt |
Cawin code | +373 |
ISO 3166 code | MD |
Internet TLD | .md |
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