World Region Information --- Moldova Information
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It is bordered by Ukraine to the north and east and Romania to the west and south.
Approx. 34,000 km2
Tiraspol(130,000), Balti(Hundred thousand), etc.
about 2.64 million
75% Moldova, 7% Romanian, 7% Ukrainian, Other
Romanian (Moldova)
Orthodox Christianity predominates.
- Catedrala Nasterea
- Tipova Monastery
- Manastirea Curchi
- Manastirea Saharna
Located at the crossroads of Latin and Slavic cultures, Moldova is closely related to Romanian culture, with Turkish and Russian influences.
- Orheiul Vechi
- Beciurile Cricova
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, reforms were established in which citizens received basic education for more than ten years.
- Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova
- Universitatea de Stat de Medicina si Farmacie Nicolae Testemitanu din Republica Moldova
- Universitatea de stat din Moldova
- Universitatea Tehnica a Moldovei
- Alecu Russo University
- Universitatea Libera Internationala din Moldova
- Biblioteca Nationala a Republicii Moldova
1917 Russian Revolution, resolution to annex to the Soviet Union
1918 Bessarabia declares independence and requests integration with Romania (occupied by Romania)
1920 Treaty of Paris recognizes the union of Romania and Bessarabia (but not the Bolsheviks)
1924 Moldova Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic established east of the Dniester in Ukraine
1940 Soviet Union annexes Bessarabia. Merges with most of the Moldova Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic to form the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1941-45 Romania regains control until the end of World War II, while German forces invade the Soviet Union.
Late 1980s Moldova national movement revival
1990 Moldova declares sovereignty
1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union. The Republic of Moldova declares independence. Join the Commonwealth of Independent States, successor to the Soviet Union.
2002 Announcement of plans to make Russian an official language and compulsory in schools, mass protests and shelving of plans.
2006 Russian gas supply cutoff and compromise negotiations.
It is a parliamentary representative democratic republic, with the unicameral Moldova parliament as the legislative body of the country and the president as the head of state.
- Parlamentul Republicii Moldova
- Palatul Republicii Moldova
$4,498
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the economy declined, but since 1999 GDP has grown steadily.
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