Outline of Moldova

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The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked sovereign country located in Eastern Europe between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south.[1] Moldova is a parliamentary democracy with a president as its head of state and a prime minister as its head of government. In the Constitution of the country,[2] the state language is officially called Moldovan, while in the Declaration of Independence it was officially called Romanian.[3] The capital and largest city of Moldova is Chişinău.

In Antiquity, the present territory of Moldova was inhabited by Dacians, who were subsequently Romanized. Roman and afterwards Byzantine Empires directly controlled a smaller part in the south of the modern country until the 7th century. In the Middle Ages, 90% of the present territory of Moldova was part of the Principality of Moldavia. In 1812, the Russian Empire annexed the estern half of Moldavia, which became known under the name of Bessarabia. Upon the dissolution of the Russian Empire in 1917-1918, Bessarabia joined Romania. During World War II, in 1940, Bessarabia was occupied by the Soviet Union, albeit reverted back to Romania between 1941 and 1944, and was split between the newly-created Moldavian SSR (most of it) and the Ukrainian SSR (small portions in the north and south). During the age of perestroika, the national language replaced Russian as official, and Moldavian SSR was renamed Republic of Moldova. Moldova declared its independence from the USSR on August 27, 1991. Despite signing international obligations to withdraw,[4] Russian military forces have remained on part of Moldovan territory; since 1993 they have been stationed in the breakaway territory of Transnistria against the will of the Moldovan Government.[5]

Moldova is a member state of the United Nations, WTO, OSCE, GUAM, CIS, BSEC and other international organizations. Moldova currently aspires to join the European Union[6] and has implemented its first three-year Action Plan within the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) of the EU.[7]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Moldova:

Contents

General reference

Geography of Moldova

Main article: Geography of Moldova
 Ukraine 940 km
 Romania 450 km
  • Coastline: none

Environment of Moldova

Natural geographic features of Moldova

Regions of Moldova

Administrative divisions of Moldova

Main article: Administrative divisions of Moldova
Districts of Moldova
Main article: Districts of Moldova
Municipalities of Moldova

Demography of Moldova

Main article: Demographics of Moldova

Government and politics of Moldova

Main article: Government of Moldova and Politics of Moldova

Branches of the government of Moldova

Main article: Government of Moldova

Executive branch of the government of Moldova

Legislative branch of the government of Moldova

Judicial branch of the government of Moldova

Foreign relations of Moldova

Main article: Foreign relations of Moldova

International organization membership

The Republic of Moldova is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Moldova

Military of Moldova

Main article: Military of Moldova

Local government in Moldova

History of Moldova

Main article: History of Moldova, Timeline of the history of Moldova, and Current events of Moldova

Culture of Moldova

Main article: Culture of Moldova

Art in Moldova

Sports in Moldova

Main article: Sports in Moldova

Economy and infrastructure of Moldova

Main article: Economy of Moldova

Education in Moldova

Main article: Education in Moldova

Infrastructure of Moldova

See also

Moldova portal
Europe portal
Main article: Moldova

References

  1. ^ a b "Moldova". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/md.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Title I, Article 13 of Moldova's Constitution
  3. ^ Moldova's Declaration of Independence
  4. ^ The 1999 OCSE Istanbul Summit Decisions on Moldova and Georgia: Prospects for Implementation at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  5. ^ Statement by H.E. Mr. Andrei Stratan at the General Debate of the Sixty Second Session of the UN General Assembly, New-York, 1 October 2007: "I would like to reiterate on this occasion the position of the Republic of Moldova according to which the withdrawal of the Russian troops that remain on the Moldovan territory against its will, in conformity with the obligations assumed by the Russian Federation in 1999 in Istanbul, would create the necessary premises for ratifying and applying the Adapted CFE Treaty."
  6. ^ "Moldova will prove that it can and has chances to become EU member," Moldpress News Agency, June 19, 2007
  7. ^ "Moldova-EU Action Plan Approved by European Commission", moldova.org, December 14, 2004, retrieved January 7, 2009

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