Eastern Europe, northeast of
Romania
Lowest point: Dniester River
2 m
Highest point: Dealul Balanesti
430 m
Capital: Chisinau
Religion: Eastern Orthodox
98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5%
Languages Spoken: Moldovan
(official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz
(a Turkish dialect)
See also: Languages
spoken in Europe, Languages of
the world
Information & Brief History
Formerly part of Romania, Moldova
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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