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Definition: Moldova from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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Moldavia region; formerly (as Moldavian Republic or Moldavia ) a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R.; ✽ Chişinău area 13,012 sq mi (33,701 sq km), pop 4,362,000

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Moldova

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in east-central Europe, bounded north, south, and east by Ukraine, and west by Romania. Government Moldova is a multiparty democracy, with executive power shared between a president and prime minister. Under its 1994 constitution, as amended in 1997 and 2000, it has a single-chamber legislature, the parliament (Parlament), comprising 101 members directly elected through proportional representation for a four-year term. From 2001 to 2015, the president, who is head of state, was elected by parliament for a four-year term, requiring the support of at least three-fifths of deputies. From 2016 the president has been directly elected, using a two-round majoritarian system. The president has decree powers and appoints a prime minister from parliament's membership to head the government and a cabinet. An independent constitutional court has powers of judicial review over acts of parliament. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds parliamentary majority. History Formerly a…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Republic of Moldova is a small country lying between Ukraine and Romania. It was one of the 15 republics that made up the Soviet Union. Much of the land is hilly and the highest areas are near the centre of the country. The main river is the Dniester, which flows through E Moldova. Forests of…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 3,619,925 ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN 93.3 percent OTHER CHRISTIAN 2 percent OTHER (INCLUDING NOT AFFILIATED) 4.7 percent Introduction A principally Orthodox Christian nation, the Republic of Moldova is located in eastern Europe north of the Balkan states. It borders Ukraine to the north, east, …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Moldova Political Status: Formerly the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; declared independence as the Republic of Moldova on August 27, 1991; became sovereign member of the Commonwealth of Independent States on…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Moldova Republica Moldova Note: Presidential elections were held on October 30, 2016, with runoff balloting on November 13. In the first round, Igor Dodon (Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova), won 48 percent of the vote, followed by Maia Sandu of the newly formed, …
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
comprising much of what was formerly Moldavia, is situated between the ukraine and romania on what used to be one of the busiest trade routes between W. Europe and places further east. So its cuisine betrays historical connections with byzantine cookery , greece , and turkey (which effectively ruled…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Moldova
Country, northeastern Balkan Peninsula , southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Romania. Area: 13,067 sq mi (33,843 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 4,097,000. Capital: Chișinău . Nearly half the population is Moldovan; there also are large numbers of Russians and Ukrainians, especially…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(mӘldō'vӘ), officially Republic of Moldova, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,066,000), c.13,000 sq mi (33,670 sq km). Chişinău (formerly Kishinev) is the capital and largest city. Moldova is landlocked. The Prut River separates it from Romania in the west. In the north and east, the Dniester River forms…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
National name Republica Moldova/Republic of Moldova Area 33,850 sq km/13,069 sq mi Capital Chişinǎu (Russian Kishinev) Language Moldovan (virtually identical to Romanian; official); Russian, Ukrainian, Gaganz (a Turkish dialect) Religion Christian 97.4 (of which Moldovan Orthodox 52%, Bessarabian…
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From Financial Times World Desk Reference
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Introduction Official name: Republic of Moldova Capital: Chişinău Population: 3.6 million Currency: Moldovan leu Official language: Moldovan Date of independence, or formation date: 1991 Date when current borders were established: 1991 National day: Aug 27 Vehicle country identifying code: MD Time…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in east-central Europe, bounded north, south, and east by Ukraine, and west by Romania. Government Moldova is a multiparty democracy, with executive power shared between a president and prime minister. Under its 1994 constitution, as amended in 1997 and 2000, it has a single-chamber…
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