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Republic of Moldova
President: Petru Lucinschi (1997)
Prime Minister: Dumitru Braghis (1999)
Area: 13,000 sq. mi. (33,700 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 4,460,838 (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.19%); birth rate: 14.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 43.5/1000, density per sq. mi.: 343
Capital and largest city (1991): Chisinau, 676,700
Other large cities (1991 est.): Tiraspol, 186,000; Beltsy, 165,000; Bendery (Tighina), 141,500
Monetary unit: Moldovan Lem
Languages: Moldovan (official; virtually the same as Romanian), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect)
Religions (1991): Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members)
Ethnicity/race: Moldavian/Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian 13%, Gagauz 3.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%, other 1.7% (1989 figures)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1998 est.): $10 billion; $2,200 per capita. Real growth rate: –8.6%. Inflation: 18.3%. Unemployment: 2% (includes only officially registered unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers). Arable land: 53%. Agriculture: vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk. Labor force: 1.7 million (1998); agriculture 40.2%, industry 14.3%, other 45.5%. Industries: food processing, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines, hosiery, sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles. Natural resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum. Exports: $633 million (f.o.b., 1998): foodstuffs, wine, tobacco, textiles and footwear, machinery. Imports: $1.02 billion (f.o.b., 1998): oil, gas, coal, steel, machinery, chemical products, metals, metal products, foodstuffs, automobiles, other consumer durables. Major trading partners: Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, U.S., Germany, Italy.
