Republic of Moldova

  

Capital: Kishinev.
National currency: leu (from November, 1993).
Resident population (as of the веginning of the 2019) - 2,7 mln. persons.
Borders on China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
 

 

 

Natural and Geographic Characteristics and Environment Protection

Share in total territory 1, % :
agricultural lands – 60,3
forest area – 13,32
water basin area – 2,5
other – 23,9

Especially protected territories (national parks, nature reserves, wildlife preserves, special hunting reserves)3
number, units - 5
total territory, thous. ha  - 19

The longest rivers, km
(length among the territory of the state)
Prut - 695
Dniester - 657
Reut - 286

The largest lakes, sq. km
Beleu - 9,5
Selash - 3,7
Drachele - 2,7

The highest point - 429 m

Average of many years temperature (2017)
January -4,90C
July +21,80C

1 Categories of the lands are given according to national land code.

2 Including land of nature protections purposes.

3 2017;scientific reserves only,excluding other nature protection and nature relics in number 306 units and land space 170 thous.ha.

Main Social and Economic Indicators of Republic of Moldova