Moldova
Form of government: republic
Area: 34,000 sq km
Population: 4.46 million inhabitants
Official language: Romanian / Moldavian
Religion: Orthodox, mosaism and Islam
Capital: Chisinau
Currency: Moldovan leu
National Day: August 27
Time Zone: GMT +2 / 3
Internet domain:. Md
Area code: 00 373
Geographic location
Moldova is situated in eastern Europe between Romania and Ukraine. Border with Romania is almost entirely on the Prut River and the Danube a short distance. Moldova is landlocked on the Danube on a strip of 200 m at its southern extreme (Giurgiulesti). Moldova caracteristrici are hospitable and hardworking people, enshrined traditions, diverse climate and natural beauty of a simple but conquerors.
Neighborhood
Romania - to the west and Ukraine - to the north, east and south
Relief
Western border of Moldova is formed by the Prut River, which flows into the Danube before making contact with the Black Sea. In the northeast, is the most important river Dniester, which crosses the country from north to south.
Although the north is hilly, the highest peaks do not exceed 430 m (the highest point being Balanesti Hill).
Climate
Moldova has a temperate - continental with warm summers and mild winters.
Tourism
Major cities are the capital Chisinau, Tiraspol (in Transnistria), Balti, (north) and Bender (the east).
Air transport
Air is one of the most preferred way for foreign tourists, visiting the country. Airlines of Moldova, together with foreign companies, transportation services to scheduled and charter passengers, ensuring direct links to some 20 destinations, and the transshipment - in most countries of the world. The country's main airport Chisinau International Airport. In early 2006, Chisinau airport offering direct flights to international destinations such as Henri Coanda Bucharest, Timisoara, Traian Vuia, Athens, Bologna, Budapest, Istanbul, Kiev, Larnaca, Lisbon, Moscow, Prague, Rome, Tel Aviv, Verona and Vienna .
Rail
The main railway junction of the Republic of Moldova is Chisinau, Bender, Ungheni Duck, Balti and Basarabeasca. Foreign direct links with Odessa (Ukraine) on the Black Sea and the Romanian cities of Iasi and Galati Republican interconnect network. Through these connections, the Moldovan railway routes are diversified and include the following destinations: Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg), Belarus (Minsk), Ukraine (Kiev, Odessa, Nikolaev, Chernivtsi, Kherson, Ivano-Frankovsk, etc. Please Krivoie.), Romania (Bucharest, Iasi, Brasov, Cluj, Constanta, etc..) Turkey (Istanbul), Bulgaria (Sofia), Czech Republic (Prague) and Germany (Berlin). Many of these routes are daily.
Road
Public road network in Moldova is 12,719 km, of which 87% paved surface. Of this total 3669 km of national roads formed and 6834 km are local roads, their quality, but does not meet international standards. Public roads, the main route of internal transport, linking the major cities of Moldova. They, however, are in poor general condition. In addition, lack of road transport fuels hinder code. Passenger movement in the Republic is mostly by regular bus and minibus (about 17,000).
Shipping (river)
In Moldova, the Dniester and Prut rivers are only navigable fluviurile but shipping plays a much less important in the Republican transport system. The river to organize tours to Odessa, with an average ship capacity (200-400 seats) and other fast ships and boats.
