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Name:
Moldova
Republic of Moldova
(long form)
Capital City:
Chisinau (664,700 pop.)
(789,500 metro)
Moldova Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
Moldovan leu
(conversion rates)
One Moldovan leu
Ethnicity:
Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3%
GDP total:
$11.01 billion (
2010 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$2,500 (
2010 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) Chisinau, Tiraspol, Balti, Tighina
Name:
Moldova's name comes from the Moldova River near the city of Roman, however the exact origin of the name is disputed.
National Day:
August 27
Religion:
Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%
Symbols
Traditional Moldovan dancers perform in Balti