Moldova
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Introduction - Moldova: | Location - Moldova: | Location | Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania | | Geographic coordinates | 47 00 N, 29 00 E | | Map references | Europe | | Area | total: 33,843 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km
water: 472 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than Maryland | | Land boundaries | total: 1,389 km
border countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | moderate winters, warm summers | | Terrain | rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Dniester River 2 m
highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m | | Natural resources | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone | | Land use | arable land: 54.52%
permanent crops: 8.81%
other: 36.67% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 3,000 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | landslides (57 cases in 1998) | | Environment current issues | 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 | 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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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |