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Brief History. Moldova was an independent republic until it became part of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. Later, it was a part of Romania, and was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians and Russians, who have proclaimed a "Transnistria" republic. The poorest nation in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a Communist as its president in 2001.

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Country Information

Local name: Moldova

Capital: Chisinau (Kishinev)

Population: 4,466,706

Government: republic

Currency: Moldovan leu (MDL)

Land size: 33,843 sq km

Topography: rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea

Typical foods:

Major exports: foodstuffs, textiles, machinery

Information on the People

Official language: Moldovan

Other languages spoken: Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)

Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%

Literacy rate: 99.1%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.91 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 65.65 years

Ethnic groups: Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1.3%

Internet users: 406,000

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