MOLDOVA

Facts at a Glance

Full country name: Republic of Moldova

Area: 33,700 sq km (13,143 sq mi)

Population: 4,457,206

Capital city: Chisinau (pop. over 700,000)

People: Moldavian-Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian 13%, Gagauz 3.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%

Language: Moldovan (virtually the same as Romanian),Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)

Religion: Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%

Government: Republic

More information on Moldova: Lonely Planet • The World Factbook

Back to Map of countries