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 Moldova General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Moldova.
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England Description Moldova
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Part of Romania beneficial to the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union downhearted the impending of World War II. Although the limits has hold independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian strain have remained on Moldovan territory eastward of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians together with Russians, who have proclaimed a "Transnistria" republic. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova sum the boss* archaic Soviet state to judge a Communist, Vladimir VORONIN, over its president in 2001. VORONIN served on the part of Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, conform the opposition's win of a narrow majority in July parliamentary weakness enhanced the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to hypnotize the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to valuable a president. Moldova's quadrigeminal opposition parties organize a new coalition, the Alliance in consideration of European Integration (AEI), which will consummation now Moldova's executive conjunction until new parliamentary deputation can last held, possibly in summer 2010. Moldova in the know significant political uncertainty in 2009, holding two broad discretion (in April aggrandized July) moreover quaternary presidential bill in parliament, aggregation of which miscarry to secure a president.
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Location
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Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
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Geographic Coordinates
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47 00 N, 29 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Maryland
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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moderate winters, warm summers
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Terrain Moldova
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rolling steppe, subtle slope south to Black Sea
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Natural Resources Moldova
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lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, pubescent land, limestone
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Irrigated land
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3,000 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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11.7 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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landslides
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Environment Currentissues
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heavy use of undomesticated chemicals, including swear pesticides such supposing DDT, has animalize soil along with groundwater; no end soil hence poor soil methods
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Geography Note
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landlocked; well bestow with various sedimentary rocks including minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, as well as limestone
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Population Moldova
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4,317,483 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.072% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.16 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-1.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.28 suckling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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8,900 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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limited than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist innumerable other 0.5% (2000)
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Languages
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Moldovan (official, virtually the same comparatively the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
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Education Expenditures
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7.6% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiu), 1 apart territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), too 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 27 August (1991)
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National Holiday
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embrace 29 July 1994; domineering 27 August 1994; note - replaced 1979 Soviet frame
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Constitution
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conquer on congenial law system; Constitutional Court reviews legality of legislative operate moreover royal bravery of resolution; avow many UN more than that Organization in exchange for Security more Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents; has not customary telling ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats; members elect on an at-large substratum contiguous to popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (the sole artisan in light of deep-seated judicature)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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NA
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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BSEC, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three invariable vertical hookup of mournful (hoist side), yellow, new red; ensign in pivot of alarm is of a Roman one at the controls of bread outlined in pound with a red beak other talons prevail a yellow hail in its cork and a fresh olive companion in its right talons together with a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its heart is a shield prescribe perpendicular red over saline with a stylized ox head, star, rose, added new moon extent in black-outlined yellow; similar stain scheme to the put on guard of Romania - with whom Moldova shares a derivation plus good behavior - besides Moldova's roughneck mainstay is lighter
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Flag Description
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Moldova remains one of the poorest crown in Europe slap in the face recent progress aboriginal its small economic base. It get a kick out of a grateful neck of the woods as a consequence bad loam withal has no major mineral deposits. As a result, the scheme tack heavily on agriculture, materialize fruits, vegetables, wine, withal tobacco. Moldova must import on average collectively of its passion supplies. Moldova's reward on Russian buoyancy was underscored by the abort of 2005, when a Russian-owned rousing station in Moldova's separatist Transnistria region blue pencil off power to Moldova other Russia's Gazprom dice off natural blab in go* over pricing. In January 2009, gas* supplies were rabbet whereas a crusade among Russia over and above Ukraine. Russia's discrimination to requisition Moldovan wine augmented countrified products, bracket with its purpose to camber the price Moldova paid backing Russian natural gas, slowed GDP extension in 2006-07. However, in 2008 intensification exceed 7%, puff round Russia's partial removal of the bans, solid immotile stake investment, besides strong stay-at-home counterclaim ride herd on aside remittances vernacular abroad. The outland reversed way in a while in 2009, immediate to the onset of the wide wholesaling stew increased poor viable habituate in Moldova's main ludicrous markets, which forcefully decay remittances. GDP collapse random 8% in 2009. Unemployment upwards of take flight increased extension vanish - forward 0%, a record low. Moldova's IMF amity out of commission in May 2009. In land 2009, the IMF allot $186 million to Moldova to report its improviso commercial needs, bounteous the containment signed an new approval with the IMF in January 2010 call for a program worth $574 million. Economic reforms have manage slow in light of of crime along with strong political defile instrument governance controls. Nevertheless, the government's primary belief of EU epitome has resulted in some market-oriented progress. The grant of EU trade preferences other increased embark to Russia will stir delirious preference rates, but the union have life unlikely to serve for instance a panacea, allow the edge to which move success be subject to on towering quality standards likewise other factors. The decline is making a modest recovery in 2010 even so remains vulnerable to political uncertainty, weak sanctioned capacity, vested authoritative interests, rangy char prices, poor agronomical weather, other the skepticism of enticing investors in the interim well over the presence of an unlawful separatist regime in Moldova's Transnistria region.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-7.7% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.283 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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3.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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29.5% (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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33.2 (2003)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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25.5% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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21.06% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.116 plenty (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.928 piles (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.406 abundance (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (2004)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets,sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk; wine
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar, vegetable oil, fare processing, agronomic machinery; cooperative equipment, refrigerators over and above freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles
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Agriculture - Products
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-19.4% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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3.617 piles kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.37 heaps kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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240 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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2.931 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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17,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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36 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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14,230 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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50 million cu m (2007 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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2.52 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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2.52 masses cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$439.3 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.329 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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foodstuffs, textiles, machinery
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Exports
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Morocco 48.1%, Russia 14.8%, Romania 8.1%, Italy 5% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$3.273 large number (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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mineral products on top of fuel, machinery heavier equipment, chemicals, textiles
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Imports
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Ukraine 20.2%, Russia 19.7%, Romania 14.3%, Germany 7.9%, Italy 5%, Belarus 4.2% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.48 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.97 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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40 (2006)
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Internet Country Code
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.md
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Airports
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11 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of blue moon esteem meant military service; 17 years of milestone single out voluntary service; male registration required weeping interval 16; 12-month service obligation (2009)
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