WELCOME TO MOLDOVA

WELCOME TO MOLDOVA
WELCOME TO MOLDOVA
WELCOME TO MOLDOVA

Objective
Meet a small new country :

Moldova.

Agenda
1. Introduction 2. Location 3. Land and resources 4. Population 5. Government 6. Economy 7. History 8. Defense 9.Sightseeing Moldova - archaeological and historical sights - natural beauty - churches & monasteries - architectural monuments & museums - wineries - popular art

1. INTRODUCTION
Official name
Republic of Moldova

Flag

Arms

2. LOCATION

2. LOCATION
EASTERN EUROPE

47 LAT. NORTH

29 LON. EAST

2. LOCATION

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Area: 33.700 sq km ( about 13.000 sq mi ) The terrain is primarily a hilly plain interspersed with deep river valleys. The average elevation is 147 m ( 482 ft ) above sea level. Maximum elevation 430 m ( 1410 ft ).

3. LAND & RESOURCES

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Hills and Rolling Plains

Codru Hills

3. LAND & RESOURCES

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Lakes and Rivers

3. LAND & RESOURCES

phosphorite
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Natural resources
gypsum

gas

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Moldovas continental climate is conducive to agriculture, especially grape growing.
Precipitation is fairly light and irregular with averages 350 mm (14 in) per year.

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Summer:
-warm with average daily temperatures in July generally exceeding 20 C (68 F)

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Winter:
- fairly mild with average in January ranging from -5 to - 3 C (23 to 27 F)

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Three-quarters of the country is covered in chernozem, an exceptionally fertile type of soil that is ideal for agriculture

3. LAND & RESOURCES

The hills in the central portion of Moldova are densely forested, mostly with oak and hornbeam trees.

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Wildlife: wolves, deer, badgers, martens, ermines, polecats, boars, foxes and hares.

3. LAND & RESOURCES

Waterfowl include the swan, crane, white heron and duck.-

3.LAND & RESOURCES

Common birds: larks, jays, goose and blackbirds.

4. POPULATION
Population: 4,457,729 (1998)
Ukrainian Russian

Moldavian/Romanian

Moldova
Gagauz

Other (Greeks,Gypsies)

Bulgarian Jewish

4. POPULATION
Ethnic divisions:
Moldovian/Romanian Ukrainian Russian 64.5 o/o 13.8 o/o 13 o/o Gagauz 3.5 o/o Bulgarian 2 o/o

Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 98,5 o/o Jewish 1,4 o/o Baptist and other 1 o/o

4. POPULATION
Languages:
Moldavian (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language) Russian

Gagauz ( a Turkish dialect )

Rate of literacy: 96 o/o

4. POPULATION
Life expectance:
Female 65 years
0-14 years 27 o/o

Male 72 years

Age structure:
15-64 years 64 o/o
65+ 9 o/o

4. POPULATION
Density: 132 habitants per km sq Where they live?

47o/o Rural
53o/o Cities

4. POPULATION
Principal cities:
(population)
Chisinau: 750.000 Tiraspol: 183.700 Balti: 161.700 Bender: 132.200 Ribnita: 62.200

5. GOVERNMENT
Form: Republic Vote: Universal, Secret,Obligatory. Government time: 4 years Last election: 2001 Actual President: Vladimir Voronin

5. GOVERNMENT
Composition:

Executive

Legislature

Judiciary

Parliament single chamber assembly consist of 104 deputies (elected directly for four-year terms )

5. GOVERNMENT
Local Government:
For administrative purpose city, regions, towns and villages are divide into 9 counties (Judete). The southern regions of the country Gagauz-Yeri

6. ECONOMY
The legal currency of Moldova is the LEU

1 $ = 14,0

6. ECONOMY
Agriculture:
Grapes Tobacco Rose oil Wheat All kinds of Fruits All kinds of vegetable

6. ECONOMY

6. ECONOMY
Production of:
Manufacturing : Wines and brandy Carpets and clothes Vegetable oil Refrigerators and Sugar freezers Steel and Washing machines aluminum Televisions Furniture Metal-refining

Industry :

7. HISTORY

For most of its history the majority of the territory was the region of Bassarabia, the eastern half of the historic principality of Moldova.

7. HISTORY
The traces of human activity on the territory of the Moldova do back to about 300.000 years ago.

DECEBAL dacian king, known in the roman written documents as DECEBALUS (87 - 106 AD)

In the 13th century Moldova was under the Gold Horde control.

In the 14th century the Principality of Moldova was established.

2 MIDLE AGE
A CONTINOUS FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE

GREAT RULERS
-MIRCEA CEL BATRAN (1386-1418)

-VLAD TEPES (1448, 1456-1462, 1476)

-STEFAN CEL MARE (1457-1504) FIRST UNIFICATION -1600 MIHAI VITEAZUL (1593-1601)

7. HISTORY
March 27, 1918 unification of the Moldavian Democratic Republic with Romania National State.

1st of December 1918

7. HISTORY

7. HISTORY
August 27, 1991 the Parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence of Moldova. July 29, 1994 Parliament adopted the new Constitution.

8. DEFENSE
The 1994 constitution established Moldova as a permanently neutral state.

8. DEFENSE

Military service is compulsory for 18-year-old males for up to 18 months.

8. DEFENSE

9. Sightseeing Moldova

Archaeological and historical sights.

9. Sightseeing Moldova

Natural beauty

9. Sightseeing Moldova
Churches and monasteries

9. Sightseeing Moldova
Architectural monuments and museums

9. Sightseeing Moldova
Wineries

9. Sightseeing Moldova
Popular art

Thank You !!!