| Population :
| 4,446,455 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 20,60%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 466 485.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 449 645.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 69,10%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 478 220.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 595 695.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 10,30%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 169 026.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 287 384.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 32.1 years .
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| Median age male :
| 29.9 years .
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| Median age female :
| 34.3 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.18% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 14.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 12.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.93 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.59 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 43.96 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 37.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 65.03 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 60.88 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 69.39 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.78 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 0.2% (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 5,500 (2001 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| less than 300 (2001 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Moldovan(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Moldovan .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Moldovan/Romanian 64.5%, Ukrainian 13.8%, Russian 13%, Jewish 1.5%, Bulgarian 2%, Gagauz and other 5.2% (1989 est.) .
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| Religions :
| Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) .
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| Languages :
| Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 99,10%.
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| Literacy male :
| 99,60%.
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| Literacy female :
| 98.7% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 27 August (1991) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Moldova remains the poorest country in Europe despite recent progress from its small economic base. It enjoys a favorable climate and good farmland but has no major mineral deposits. As a result, the economy depends heavily on agriculture, featuring fruit.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 80% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 40%, industry 14%, services 46% (1998) .
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| Agriculture products :
| vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk .
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| Industries :
| food processing, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines, hosiery, sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles .
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| Exports commodities :
| foodstuffs, textiles, machinery .
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| Exports partners :
| Russia 39%, Romania 11.4%, Italy 10.4%, Germany 7.1%, Ukraine 7.1%, Belarus 5.2%, US 4.3% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 27 August (1991) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 27 August (1991) .
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| Internet users :
| 150,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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