Republik Moldau - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Republik Moldau Republik Moldau
Capital
name: Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)

geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 28 51 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: origin unclear but may derive from the archaic Romanian word chisla ("spring" or "water source") and noua ("new") because the original settlement was built at the site of a small spring

note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Moldova

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 10 years
Legal system
civil law system with Germanic law influences; Constitutional Court review of legislative acts
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 33,851 sq km

land: 32,891 sq km

water: 960 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 74.9% (2018 est.)

arable land: 55.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 9.1% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 10.7% (2018 est.)

forest: 11.9% (2018 est.)

other: 13.2% (2018 est.)
Location
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Age structure
0-14 years: 18.01% (male 301,432/female 284,034)

15-64 years: 66.37% (male 1,087,397/female 1,069,902)

65 years and over: 15.62% (2023 est.) (male 203,889/female 303,878)
Birth rate
9.94 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
12.51 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.); note - data represent mother tongue; as of March 2023, Romanian replaced Moldovan as the name of Moldova's official language

major-language sample(s):
Cartea informativa a lumii, sursa indispensabila pentru informatii de baza. (Moldovan/Romanian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.72 years

male: 68.9 years

female: 76.77 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
488,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 37.7 years

male: 36.2 years

female: 39.5 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
25.2 years (2019 est.)
Net migration rate
-8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
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
Population growth rate
-1.14% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.59 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 43.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
6.4% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-0.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
-0.67% (2021 est.)
Labor force
810,000 (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
7.3% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
3.96% (2021 est.)

3.82% (2020 est.)

5.1% (2019 est.)
Public debt
33.01% of GDP (2020 est.)

24.95% of GDP (2019 est.)

27.02% of GDP (2018 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.11% (2021 est.)

3.77% (2020 est.)

4.84% (2019 est.)
Exports
$4.197 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.222 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.662 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Romania 27%, Russia 9%, Italy 9%, Germany 9%, Turkey 6%, Poland 5% (2019)
Imports
$7.915 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.918 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$6.608 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Romania 20%, Russia 10%, Ukraine 9%, Germany 8%, China 7%, Turkey 6%, Italy 6% (2019)
Airports
7 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 719,001 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 1.891 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 61% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 1,171 km (2014)

standard gauge: 14 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

broad gauge: 1,157 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge
Roadways
total: 9,352 km (2012)

paved: 8,835 km (2012)

unpaved: 517 km (2012)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 1,000,228 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 33 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 3,900,179 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 127 (2021 est.)
Waterways
558 km (2011) (in public use on Danube, Dniester and Prut Rivers)
Disputes - international

Moldova-Romania: none identified

Moldova-Ukraine: Ukraine and Moldova signed an agreement officially delimiting their border in 1999, but the border has not been demarcated due to Moldova's difficulties with the break-away region of Transnistria; Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under the auspices of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe-mandated peacekeeping mission comprised of Moldovan, Transnistrian, Russian, and Ukrainian troops


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Republik Moldau
445 570 000 EUR
536 954 000 EUR
20.51 %
Bekleidung
Republik Moldau
5 991 000 EUR
7 453 000 EUR
24.40 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
47 551 000 EUR
57 835 000 EUR
21.63 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Republik Moldau
22 529 000 EUR
22 664 000 EUR
0.60 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Republik Moldau
28 009 000 EUR
30 908 000 EUR
10.35 %
Energieversorgung
Republik Moldau
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Republik Moldau
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Republik Moldau
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Republik Moldau
7 411 000 EUR
6 910 000 EUR
-6.76 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
2 000 EUR
1 000 EUR
-50.00 %
Getränke
Republik Moldau
4 672 000 EUR
7 009 000 EUR
50.02 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Republik Moldau
3 235 000 EUR
2 883 000 EUR
-10.88 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Republik Moldau
32 871 000 EUR
35 146 000 EUR
6.92 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Republik Moldau
2 748 000 EUR
2 285 000 EUR
-16.85 %
Kohle
Republik Moldau
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
5 800 000 EUR
6 695 000 EUR
15.43 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Republik Moldau
92 249 000 EUR
116 089 000 EUR
25.84 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Republik Moldau
4 951 000 EUR
5 471 000 EUR
10.50 %
Maschinen
Republik Moldau
64 518 000 EUR
87 269 000 EUR
35.26 %
Metalle
Republik Moldau
3 028 000 EUR
7 553 000 EUR
149.44 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
11 763 000 EUR
12 937 000 EUR
9.98 %
Möbel
Republik Moldau
2 108 000 EUR
1 423 000 EUR
-32.50 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Republik Moldau
22 705 000 EUR
27 652 000 EUR
21.79 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Republik Moldau
3 528 000 EUR
5 368 000 EUR
52.15 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
21 795 000 EUR
30 470 000 EUR
39.80 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Republik Moldau
1 778 000 EUR
1 721 000 EUR
-3.21 %
Sonstige Waren
Republik Moldau
26 333 000 EUR
29 358 000 EUR
11.49 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
80 000 EUR
101 000 EUR
26.25 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Republik Moldau
210 000 EUR
87 000 EUR
-58.57 %
Textilien
Republik Moldau
29 705 000 EUR
31 666 000 EUR
6.60 %