| Geography | Moldova |
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Location:
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Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania |
Geographic coordinates:
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47 00 N, 29 00 E |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 33,843 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km
water: 472 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than Maryland |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,390 km
border countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 940 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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moderate winters, warm summers |
Terrain:
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rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Dniester River 2 m
highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m |
Natural resources:
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lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
Land use:
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arable land: 54.52%
permanent crops: 8.81%
other: 36.67% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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3,000 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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11.7 cu km (1997) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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2,708 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 2.31 cu km/yr (10%/58%/33%)
Per capita: 549 cu m/yr (2000) |
Natural hazards:
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landslides |
Environment - current issues:
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heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods |
Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone |
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