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| Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Chisinau (Kishin'v) |
700,000 |
1994 |
| Tiraspol |
182,000 |
1994 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
Europe |
| Population: |
4,460,838 July 1999 |
| Area Total: |
33,700 km2 |
| Area Land: |
33,700 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
0 km (Landlocked) km |
| Capital: |
Chisinau |
| Climate: |
Moderate winters, warm summers |
| Languages: |
Moldovan (official)
Russian
Gagauz |
| Currency: |
the leu (plural lei) |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 27 August (1991) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Chisinau |
| January: |
-1°C / -1°F |
| July: |
-1°C / -1°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
-1mm / -1'' |
Boundaries |
|
Ukraine: |
939km |
|
Romania: |
450km |
Ethnic Divisions |
| Moldovan/Romanian |
64% |
| Ukranian |
14% |
| Russian |
13% |
| Gagauz |
4% |
| Bulgarian |
2% |
| other |
2% |
| Jewish |
2% |
Religions |
| Eastern Orthodox |
98% |
| Jewish |
2% |
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