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