Location:
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Geographic coordinates:
47 00 N, 29 00 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 33,851 sq km
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land: 32,891 sq km
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water: 960 sq km
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country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
140
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Maryland
Area comparison map:
slightly larger than Maryland
Land boundaries:
total: 1,885 km
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border countries (2):
Romania 683 km, Ukraine 1202 km
Coastline:
0 km
(landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate:
moderate winters, warm summers
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Terrain:
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Elevation:
mean elevation: 139 m
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lowest point:
Dniester (Nistru) 2 m
highest point:
Dealul Balanesti 430 m
Natural resources:
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone, arable land
Land use:
agricultural land: 74.9%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 55.1%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 9.1%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 10.7%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 11.9%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 13.2%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
2,283 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti
Natural hazards:
landslides
Environment - current issues:
heavy use of agricultural chemicals, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion and declining soil fertility from poor farming methods
Environment - international agreements:
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:
landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone
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