AREA ................................................
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33.843
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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4.446.455 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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131,4 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Kishinev
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Moldovan leu (MDL)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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1729 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,492 (110th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Dniester River 2 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Dealul Balanesti 430 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Republic
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.md
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+373
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