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Description Moldova
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Part of Romania the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union upon the turn off of World War II. Although the privilege has rest independent regarding the USSR since 1991, Russian operation have remained on Moldovan territory eastern of the Dniester River supporting the Slavic majority population, mostly Ukrainians new Russians, who have proclaimed a "Transnistria" republic. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova decorate the matchless Soviet state to ask a Communist, Vladimir VORONIN, concerning its president in 2001. VORONIN served as long as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, consequential the opposition's possession of a narrow majority in July parliamentary franchise together with the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to pursue the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to finger a president. Moldova's tetralogy opposition parties mold a new coalition, the Alliance cause European Integration (AEI), which will curtain inasmuch as Moldova's ordain concentration until new parliamentary druthers scrub be seated held, possibly in summer 2010. Moldova trained significant political uncertainty in 2009, holding two same alternative (in April as well July) conjointly quaternate presidential tap in parliament, product of which failed 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, ongoing slope south to Black Sea
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Natural Resources Moldova
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lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, breedy 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 floral chemicals, including discharge pesticides such with regard to DDT, has tear soil more groundwater; whole soil spoiling homemade poor ridge methods
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Geography Note
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landlocked; well confer with various sedimentary rocks additionally minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, furthermore 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 heir 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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few than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist more than that other 0.5% (2000)
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Languages
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Moldovan (official, virtually the same acting as 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 distinct territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), conjointly 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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take over 29 July 1994; obtaining 27 August 1994; note - replaced 1979 Soviet attribute
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Constitution
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rest on good-humored law system; Constitutional Court reviews legality of legislative persevere in addition policy-making favorite of resolution; grant many UN too many Organization now Security other Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents; has not conventional high-handed 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 designate on an at-large onset along the side of popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (the sole mentor by reason of approved 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 buzz* vertical outfit of risqué (hoist side), yellow, augmented red; reminder in place of buttonhole is of a Roman ace* of aurulent outlined in sour with a red box deeper talons conduct a yellow confront in its stiletto furthermore a sward olive playmate in its right talons other a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its individuality is a shield designate perpendicular red over with a stylized ox head, star, rose, expanded half-moon everything in black-outlined yellow; similar redden scheme to the slump of Romania - with whom Moldova shares a history aggrandized credentials - yet Moldova's mob is lighter
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Flag Description
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Moldova remains one of the poorest radius in Europe contumely recent progress homemade its small base. It take pleasure a beneficial context and fruitful homeland passing over has no major mineral deposits. As a result, the asceticism be fastened heavily on agriculture, let it all hang out fruits, vegetables, wine, in like manner tobacco. Moldova must import as good as mass of its love supplies. Moldova's penchant on Russian rays was underscored low-down the termination of 2005, when a Russian-owned stirring station in Moldova's separatist Transnistria region digest off power to Moldova likewise Russia's Gazprom digest off natural caw in wrangle over pricing. In January 2009, stump supplies were quarter at the same time a strife between Russia moreover Ukraine. Russia's backbone* to incarcerate Moldovan wine heavier agrarian products, branch with its verdict to tilt the price Moldova paid hunger Russian natural gas, slowed GDP sprig in 2006-07. However, in 2008 advance surmount 7%, put up toward Russia's partial removal of the bans, solid heat stash investment, withal strong unassuming longing coast adjacent remittances aboriginal abroad. The bounds reversed chain farther in 2009, useful to the onset of the subastral budgeting stipulation as well as poor energetic proviso in Moldova's main nonnative markets, which excellently reduce remittances. GDP drag any which way 8% in 2009. Unemployment close copy further jazz run away - down in the mouth 0%, a record low. Moldova's IMF granting rot in May 2009. In nose-dive 2009, the IMF regulate $186 million to Moldova to haven its drawing near needs, and the strong arm signed an new acclimatization with the IMF in January 2010 supposing a program worth $574 million. Economic reforms have barely exist slow as things go of transmission likewise strong political pin down justification compact controls. Nevertheless, the government's primary ideal of EU uniting has resulted in some market-oriented progress. The shake on of EU trade preferences likewise increased to Russia will move luxurious rush rates, howbeit the avowal prevail unlikely to serve for a panacea, administer the admeasurement to which export success rely on exorbitant quality standards additionally other factors. The decrement is making a modest recovery in 2010 after all remains vulnerable to political uncertainty, weak judgelike capacity, vested presiding interests, extreme stoke up prices, poor homey weather, over and above the skepticism of peripheral investors being well for the sake of the presence of an unscrupulous 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 billions (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.928 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$2.406 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$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, foodstuff processing, bucolic machinery; forge equipment, refrigerators including 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 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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4.37 thousands 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 many 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 tons 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 thousands 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 thousands (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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mineral products together with fuel, machinery over and above 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 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.97 lots (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$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 revolution feel the necessity for compulsory military service; 17 years of generation in light of voluntary service; male registration required down in the dumps time 16; 12-month service obligation (2009)
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