The first million mobile telephone users were registered in September 2005. In 2012, the average age of women at first birth was 23.9 years, with 75.2% of births being to women under 30, and 22.4% of births being to unmarried women. These include education, infrastructure, financial sector, business climate, energy consumption, pension system, and judicial framework. Greeks, Armenians, Poles, Ukrainians, although not numerous, were present as early as the 17th century, and have contributed cultural marks. Although historical, the polarization based on ethnolinguistic criteria of the majority ethnic group reappeared with the national revival movement of the late 1980s, and, so far, there is no consensus regarding the mainstream identity in the Republic of Moldova (Moldovan or Romanian).[177][178]. As a part of an ambitious economic liberalization effort, Moldova introduced a convertible currency, liberalized all prices, stopped issuing preferential credits to state enterprises, backed steady land privatization, removed export controls, and liberalized interest rates. [132], According to Human Rights Report of the United States Department of State, released in April 2011, "In contrast to the previous year, there were no reports of killings by security forces. In 1538, the principality became a tributary to the Ottoman Empire, but it retained internal and partial external autonomy. Moldova's agricultural products include vegetables, fruits, grapes, wine, and grains.[172]. [124][125], Religious leaders play a role in shaping foreign policy. According to Moldovan constitutional law, the president may call snap elections if no government is formed after three months. Association football is the most popular team sport in Moldova. Official Soviet policy asserted that the language spoken by Moldovans was distinct from the Romanian language (see Moldovenism). [193], In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the name "Romanian", as used in the Declaration of Independence to identify the official language, prevails over the name "Moldovan", given in Article 13 of the Constitution.[194]. [217] There are about 264 physicians per 100,000 people. [113] In 2012, a security zone incident resulted in the death of a civilian, raising tensions with Russia. In 1940, as a consequence of the MolotovRibbentrop Pact, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, leading to the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavian SSR). Romania's break with communism came following a violent uprising in 1989, which culminated in the execution death of the . Around 50% of ethnic Ukrainians, 33% of Gagauz, 33% of Bulgarians, and 5.7% of Moldovans declared Russian as their daily use language. [55] On 28 June 1940, the Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Romania requesting the cession of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, with which Romania complied the following day. Hungary is also non Slavic . Main dishes include beef, pork, potatoes, cabbage, and a variety of cereals. The Moldavian SSR . [202][203][204][205], As of 2015[update], Romania allocates 5,000 scholarships in high schools and universities for Moldovan students. In the field of pop music, Moldova has produced the band O-Zone, who came to prominence in 2003, with their hit song "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped multiple notable single charts. Officially, the name Republic of Moldova is designated by the United Nations. The Slavs speak mainly Indo-European Slavic Language. Life expectancy in the ex-Soviet country is 67.5 years for men and 75.5 years for women, both among the poorest in Europe. 21 November]1917. Carpian tribes also inhabited Moldova's territory in the period of classical antiquity. Soon after, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavian SSR, MSSR) was established,[55] comprising about 65% of Bessarabia, and 50% of the now-disbanded Moldavian ASSR (the present-day Transnistria). Shipping on the lower Prut and Nistru rivers plays only a modest role in the country's transportation system. The controversial results of this election sparked the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests. [54] Uprisings against Romanian rule took place in 1919 at Khotyn and Bender, but were eventually suppressed by the Romanian Army. [114], In September 2010, the European Parliament approved a grant of 90 million to Moldova. Rugby union is popular as well. Moldova portal. This makes for a total of 1,682 localities in Moldova, two of which are uninhabited.[137]. As of 2020, the U.S. Department of State estimated that 90% of the Orthodox adherents belong to the Moldovan Orthodox Church. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Government has frequently used its connections with the Russian Orthodox Church to block and stymie the integration of former Soviet states like Moldova into the West. The Moldovan language (or dialect) differs only . The summers are warm and long, with temperatures averaging about 20C (68F) and the winters are relatively mild and dry, with January temperatures averaging 4C (25F). Amendments to the Constitution affecting the state's sovereignty, independence, or unity can only be made after a majority of voters support the proposal in a referendum. The ethnic groups in Moldova include Moldovan (75.1%), Romania (7%), Ukrainian (6.6%), Gagauz (4.6%), Russian (4.1%), and others (3.22%). Ukraine. In the 11th century, a Viking by the name of Rodfos was possibly killed in the area by the Blakumen who betrayed him. Due to the temporarily suspended militaty conflict with the Pridnestrovian Republic, this country was known as the last hot spot in Europe, until recent conflicts in Ukraine. The culture has been also influenced by the Byzantine culture, the neighbouring Magyar and Slavic populations, and later by the Ottoman Turks. [70][71][72], In August 2009, four Moldovan parties (Liberal Democratic Party, Liberal Party, Democratic Party, and Our Moldova Alliance) agreed to create the Alliance For European Integration that pushed the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova into opposition. The western border of Moldova is formed by the Prut river, which joins the Danube before flowing into the Black Sea. Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic. Moldavia finally returned to Ottoman vassalage in 1621. The foreign minister of Moldova, Andrei Stratan, repeatedly stated that the Russian troops stationed in the breakaway region were there against the will of the Moldovan government and called on them to leave "completely and unconditionally". Flights were banned to Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Germany, Ireland, the U.K., Poland, Portugal and Romania. The Moldovans, Romania, Russia and the Politics of Culture , 2000. The government's goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. [64], In the region east of the Dniester river, Transnistria, which includes a large proportion of predominantly russophone East Slavs of Ukrainian (28%) and Russian (26%) descent (altogether 54% as of 1989), an independent Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed on 16 August 1990, with its capital in Tiraspol. 8 December]1917). As of 2016, Moldova's population was slightly above 4 million people. If you look at Slavic languages, there is a decent degree of mutual intelligibility, especially from languages that border each other. In other words, it's not considered a country. The identity of the group members is still unknown. In May 1919, the Bessarabian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed as a government in exile. [75] In March 2012, Nicolae Timofti was elected as president of Moldova in a parliamentary vote, becoming the first full-time president since Vladimir Voronin, a Communist, resigned in September 2009. Moldova Formerly known as Bessarabia, this region was an integral part of the Romanian principality of Moldavia until 1812, when it was ceded to Russia by its suzerain, the sultan of the Ottoman Empire. language is a Romance language with Latin roots but with significant Slavic influences. Moldova has been participating in the Eurovision Song Contest since 2005. [30][31] Under his rule, which lasted 47 years, Moldavia experienced a glorious political and cultural period.[32]. Moldova joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Partnership for Peace on 16 March 1994. Historically Russian was taught in schools as the first foreign language, because of the relationship with the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. From 1992 to 2001, the country suffered a serious economic crisis, leaving most of the population below the poverty line. There are 16 state and 15[201] private institutions of higher education in Moldova, with a total of 126,100 students, including 104,300 in the state institutions and 21,700 in the private ones. [92] The parliament, dominated by pro-Russian Socialists, did not accept any Prime Minister candidate proposed by the new president. . With a per capita GNI of $3,540, Ukraine is the poorest country in Europe as of 2020. As part of this process, the Tsarist administration in Bessarabia gradually removed the Moldavian language from official and religious use.[36]. Before the election of Timofti, Moldova had had three acting presidents in three years. Independence subsequently finalized with the, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 17:53. [93] On 28 April 2021, Sandu dissolved the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova after the Constitutional Court ended Moldova's state of emergency which had been brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. The Moldovan armed forces consists of the Ground Forces and Air Force. The 19th century saw the arrival of many more Ukrainians from Podolia and Galicia, as well as new communities, such as Lipovans, Russians, Bulgarians, and Germans. [150], After the breakup of the USSR in 1991, energy shortages, political uncertainty, trade obstacles and weak administrative capacity contributed to the decline of Moldova's economy. Its estimated number of native . [126], Moldova signed the membership application to join the EU on 3 March 2022. Investigations into activities at these three banks uncovered large-scale fraud by means of fraudulent loans to business entities controlled by a Moldovan-Israeli business oligarch, Ilan Shor, of funds worth about 1 billion U.S. Ties between Poland and Moldavia expanded after the founding of the Moldavian state by Bogdan of Cuhea, a Vlach voivode from Maramure who had fallen out with the Hungarian king. Mircea Snegur was elected as Speaker of the Parliament, and Mircea Druc as Prime Minister. 24 January]1918 and requested the assistance of the French army present in Romania (general Henri Berthelot) and of the Romanian Army. [52][53] The newly Soviet Russia did not recognize Romanian rule over Bessarabia, considering it an occupation of Russian territory. The main means of transportation in Moldova are railways 1,138km (707mi) and a highway system (12,730km or 7,910mi overall, including 10,937km or 6,796mi of paved surfaces). [19] It has one of the lowest Human Development Indexes in Europe, ranking 76th in the world (2022). It does not have nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological weapons. [208], The CIA World Factbook lists widespread crime and underground economic activity among major issues in Moldova. The official language is Romanian. Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and the Association Trio. [citation needed]. Russia has about 1,500 soldiers stationed in breakaway Transnistria. Moldova. Austrians are Germanic, not Slavic; Hungarians are not Slavic, neither are Romanians or Greeks. 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It has a vineyard area of 147,000 hectares (360,000 acres), of which 102,500ha (253,000 acres) are used for commercial production. [176], As of the 2014 census, Moldovans were the largest ethnic group of Moldova (75.1% of the population). While most of today's Moldova came into the Ottoman orbit in the 16th century, a substantial part of Transnistria remained a part of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth until the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. The new Russian province was called Oblast of Moldavia and Bessarabia, and initially enjoyed a large degree of autonomy. [12] Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, and the Association Trio. [148], Another animal which was extinct in Moldova since the 18th century until recently was the European Wood Bison or wisent. According to a legend recounted by Moldavian chroniclers Dimitrie Cantemir and Grigore Ureche, Prince Drago named the river after hunting aurochs: following the chase, the prince's exhausted hound Molda (Seva) was drowned in the river. The country also has important minority ethnic communities, as shown in the table below. The total land area is 33,851km2 (13,070sqmi). Moldova, located in the eastern region of the Balkans, has a population of about 3.4 million people, 75% of whom are ethnic Moldovans. [104], On 24 May 2022, the former president of Moldova, Igor Dodon, was arrested. It is estimated that, as of 2022, 43.2% of the total population live in urban areas, and that the urbanization rate is 0.09%. The country is landlocked, though it is close to the Black Sea; at its closest point it is separated from the Dniester Liman, an estuary of the Black Sea, by only 3km of Ukrainian territory. [219], The percentage of adults (aged 1549) living with HIV/AIDS was estimated in 2009 at 0.40%. In 20012003, relations between Moldova and Russia improved, but then temporarily deteriorated in 20032006, in the wake of the failure of the Kozak memorandum, culminating in the 2006 wine exports crisis. [citation needed] One Russian and two local channels are aired. [26] In 1164, the future Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komnenos, while attempting to reach the Principality of Halych, was taken prisoner by Vlachs, possibly in the area which now constitutes Moldova. Following the regional financial crisis in 1998, Moldova has made significant progress towards achieving and retaining macroeconomic and financial stabilization. Post-Soviet . The largest part of the country (around 88% of the area) lies in Bessarabia region, between Prut and Dniester rivers, while a narrow strip in the east is located in Transnistria (east of the Dniester). In addition, 7.0% of the population declared themselves Romanians, amid the controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova. Since 1996, the Republic of Moldova has been a full member of La Francophonie. Television in Moldova was introduced in April 1958, within the framework of Soviet television. [217] Health expenditure was US$138 (PPP) per capita in 2004. [144] Founded in 1990, the Ecological Movement of Moldova, a national, non-governmental, nonprofit organization which is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature has been working to restore Moldova's damaged natural environment. Russian was used in relations with citizens from other parts of the Soviet Union. Answer (1 of 10): Romania isn't the only non Slavic country . The traditional Latin origins of Romanian culture reach back to the 2nd century, the period of Roman colonization in Dacia.. During the centuries following the Roman withdrawal in 271, the population of the region . Plans for a union with Romania were abandoned,[64] and the new Constitution gave autonomy to the breakaway Transnistria and Gagauzia. [169], The country has a well-established wine industry. Like Poland, the country has seen its population decline since the fall of communism. Its subdivisions in Moldova include the Dniester Hills (Northern Moldavian Hills and Dniester Ridge), the Moldavian Plain (Middle Prut Valley and Bli Steppe), and the Central Moldavian Plateau (Ciuluc-Solone Hills, Corneti HillsCodri Massive, "Codri" meaning "forests"Lower Dniester Hills, Lower Prut Valley, and Tigheci Hills). But there live also about 30% of Russians, Ucraineans and some smaller minorities which are non-slavic. Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. Petru I profited from the end of the Polish-Hungarian union and moved the country closer to the Jagiellon realm, becoming a vassal of king Jogaila of Poland on 26 September 1387. [74] On 30 December 2010, Marian Lupu was elected as the Speaker of the Parliament and the acting President of the Republic of Moldova. [24] During the Neolithic Age, Moldova's territory stood at the centre of the large CucuteniTrypillia culture that stretched east beyond the Dniester River in Ukraine and west up to and beyond the Carpathian Mountains in Romania. German was the third-ranked choice.[198]. [79] In 2015, Shor was still at large, after a period of house arrest. Then Zdob i Zdub again represented Moldova in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest finishing 12th. [152] Moldova's remarkable recovery from the severe recession of 2009 was largely the result of sound macroeconomic and financial policies and structural reforms. While most of the country is hilly, elevations never exceed 430m (1,411ft) the highest point being the Blneti Hill. This was followed by French, taken by less than 50% of students. It is an interesting process. It had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 2.2/10, ranking it 158th globally out of 172 countries. Their performance gained international notoriety as an internet meme due to the pelvic thrusting and dancing of Sergey Stepanov, the band saxophonist. The Principality of Moldavia was bounded by the Carpathian Mountains in the west, the Dniester River in the east, and the Danube River and Black Sea to the south. A political crisis in early 2013 led to policy slippages in the fiscal and financial areas. [140], Phytogeographically, Moldova is split between the East European Plain and the PonticCaspian steppe of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. The country acceded to the provisions of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in October 1994 in Washington, D.C. After achieving independence from the Soviet Union, Moldova's foreign policy was designed with a view to establishing relations with other European countries, neutrality, and European Union integration. On 21 December of the same year, Moldova, along with most of the other Soviet republics, signed the constitutive act that formed the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). [175], On 6 June 2012, the Government approved the licensing of 4G / LTE for mobile operators. In addition to its participation in NATO's Partnership for Peace programme, Moldova is also a member state of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Francophonie and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 5 3 Martin Levine [67], On 2 January 1992, Moldova introduced a market economy, liberalizing prices, which resulted in rapid inflation. On 23 December 1994, the Parliament of Moldova adopted a "Law on the Special Legal Status of Gagauzia", and in 1995, the latter was constituted. The country's only post-Soviet president, . The retirement age will be lifted gradually by a few months every year until it is fully in effect in 2028. [121][full citation needed], On 29 November 2013, at a summit in Vilnius, Moldova signed an association agreement with the European Union dedicated to the European Union's 'Eastern Partnership' with ex-Soviet countries. About 14% of the population did not declare their nationality. Based on the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) regional poverty line of US$5/day (PPP), 55 percent of the population was poor in 2011. [199] For the 2004 census, Orthodox Christians, who make up 93.3% of Moldova's population, were not required to declare the particular of the two main churches they belong to. [129], On 12 November 2014, the US donated to Moldovan Armed Forces 39 Humvees and 10 trailers, with a value of US$700,000, to the 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion of the Moldovan National Army to "increase the capability of Moldovan peacekeeping contingents. [21] The origin of the name of the river remains unclear. Archaeological research has identified the location of 13th-century fortified settlements in this region. Many families have their own recipes and grape varieties that have been passed down through the generations. Slavic languages had a big impact on . Between 2 March and 26 July 1992, the conflict escalated into a military engagement. Slavic people mostly live in Eastern and south/central Europe, but not every country there is majority Slavic. Resisting pre-election pressures for selective spending increases and returning to the path of fiscal consolidation would reduce reliance on exceptionally high donor support. Moldova is a little land-locked country squeezed in between Northern Romania and Southern Ukraine with 2,6 million inhabitants. [214] The maternal mortality rate was 41 deaths/100,000 live births (in 2010)[215] and the infant mortality rate was 12.59 deaths/1,000 live births (in 2015). In November 2013, Moldova initialed an Association Agreement with the EU which includes provisions establishing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA). Moldova has signed the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union during summer 2014. [27] The Bolohoveni disappeared from written chronicles after they were defeated in 1257 by Daniel of Galicia. Moldova signed a military agreement with Romania to strengthen regional security. During the periods 1812-1917 and 194489, Moldovans were influenced by Russian and Soviet administrative control as well and by ethnic Russian immigration.[222]. Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( Romanian: moldoveni [moldoven], Moldovan Cyrillic: ), is a term used to describe the Romanian-speaking indigenous people of the Republic of Moldova and the largest self-declared ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) as well as a significant minority Locals referred to the principality as Moldova - like the present-day republic and Romania's north-eastern region. Colonization brought in numerous Great Russian peasants, and the Russian bureaucracy imported Russian office-holders and professional men; according to the Romanian estimate of 1920, there were about 75,000 (2.9%) Great Russians in the territory, and the Lipovans and Cossacks numbered 59,000 (2.2%); the Little Russians (Ukrainians) came to 254,000 (9.6%). Moldova has a climate which is moderately continental; its proximity to the Black Sea leads to the climate being mildly cold in the autumn and winter and relatively cool in the spring and summer.[138]. ", "Pro-Russia candidate Igor Dodon to win Moldova presidential election | DW | 13 November 2016", "Moldova Faces Turmoil as Court Outlaws New Govt", "A Constitutional Crisis in Moldova Produces an Unexpected Alliance", "Moldova Had Two Governments. Comrat is the administrative centre of Gagauzia. Gagauz, Russian, and Ukrainian languages are granted official regional status in Gagauzia and/or Transnistria . [88] On 17 March, Parliament declared a state of emergency for at least 60 days, suspended all international flights and closed borders with neighbours Romania and Ukraine. 28 February 2023. The 1989 Language Law of the Moldavian SSR, which is still in effect in Moldova, according to the Constitution, asserts a "linguistic Moldo-Romanian identity". [56] Between 1941 and 1944 partisan detachments acted against the Romanian administration. Total recorded adult alcohol consumption is approximately evenly split between spirits, beer and wine. In the 1994 parliamentary elections, the Democratic Agrarian Party gained a majority of the seats, setting a turning point in Moldovan politics. On 27 August 1991, as the dissolution of the Soviet Union was underway, the Moldavian SSR declared independence and took the name Moldova. [105], On 31 October 2022, Moldova's Interior Ministry said that debris from a Russian missile landed in the northern village of Naslavcea after a Russian fusillade was intercepted by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. [166] Moldova is a partner country of the EU INOGATE energy programme, which has four key topics: enhancing energy security, convergence of member state energy markets on the basis of EU internal energy market principles, supporting sustainable energy development, and attracting investment for energy projects of common and regional interest. It was a brief war between Moldovan and separatist Transnistrian forces, with Russia intervening militarily on Transnistria's side. During the periods 19401941 and 19441953, deportations of locals to the northern Urals, to Siberia, and northern Kazakhstan occurred regularly, with the largest ones on 1213 June 1941, and 56 July 1949, accounting from MSSR alone for 18,392[f] and 35,796 deportees respectively. country comparison to the world: 35 Nationality noun: Ukrainian (s) adjective: Ukrainian Ethnic groups In 2010, Oldowan flint tools were discovered at Bayraki that are 800,0001.2 million years old. Despite the hardships and deprivations the national team are ranked 34th in the world. The miracle about them is that, although genetically they basically are just germans, slavs and romanians melted by force and deception into this nation, the language could be imposed. Slovenia - 2,060,000. Its capital city is Chiinu, located in the south-central part of the country. The country finally achieved its political independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991. [85] This new government was also supported by Igor Dodon. The dog's name, given to the river, extended to the principality.[22]. [94] Parliamentary elections took place on 11 July 2021. In 1994, Moldova became a member of NATO's Partnership for Peace program, and a member of the Council of Europe on 29 June 1995. In 1993, the Government of Moldova introduced a new national currency, the Moldovan leu, to replace the temporary cupon. [149] Moldova is currently interested in expanding their wisent population, and began talks with Belarus in 2019 regarding a bison exchange program between the two countries. . This union was recognized by most of the principal Allied Powers in the 1920 Treaty of Paris, which however was not ratified by all of its signatories. [139] The lowest temperature ever recorded was 35.5C (31.9F) on 20 January 1963 in Brtueni, Edine county. The implementation of structural reforms outlined in the National Development Strategy (NDS) Moldova 2020especially in the business environment, physical infrastructure, and human resources development areaswould help boost potential growth and reduce poverty. Ukraine - 45,490,000. Following a period of political instability and massive public protests, a new government led by Pavel Filip was invested in January 2016. Main risks to the near-term outlook relate to serious vulnerabilities and governance issues in the banking sector, policy slippages in the run up to the elections, intensification of geopolitical tensions in the region, and a further slowdown in activity in main trading partners. Another 700 villages are too small to have a separate administration and are administratively part of either cities (41 of them) or communes (659). **If counted as European countries rather than Asian countries, the transcontinental countries Azerbaijan ($4,214) and Armenia ($4,268) would also appear on the above list. The landscape of Moldova is a predominantly hilly plateau crossed by . . The largest city in Moldova is Chiinu with a population of 635,994 people. [87], In March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government called a "national red code alert" as the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to six on 13 March 2020. [171] Conrad Landin takes a look at the country and its tormented past. In accordance with the Treaty of Bucharest of 1812, and despite numerous protests by Moldavian nobles on behalf of the sovereignty of their principality, the Ottoman Empire (of which Moldavia was a vassal) ceded to the Russian Empire the eastern half of the territory of the Principality of Moldavia along with Khotyn and old Bessarabia (modern Budjak), which Russia had already conquered and annexed.
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