ColibaÅŸi is a village situated in the South-West of Moldova, near the river Prut.
1. Because Moldova is between Romania and Ukraine.
2. Because the Southern Basarabia - the old access of Moldova to Black Sea is now under the control of the Ukrainians invaders.
The country code and area code of Vulcanesti, Moldova is 373, (0)293.
The latitude at the southernmost point on the border of Moldova is
about 45.47°N, roughly the same as the latitude of Montreal, Ottawa,
Cheboygan, Saint Cloud, Lake Wobegon, Billings, and Portland, and
a good 1,500 miles north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Moldova is one of the former Soviet bloc countries that gained independence after the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Russian troops continue to occupy the territory because of a dispute between the official government, the communist Republic of Moldova, and a secessionist faction of Slavic and Russian descent that has declared part of the country the "Transnistria Republic" (also called Trans-Dniester after the Dniester River, or Pridnestrovie), which the Russians support.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the estimated population of Moldova in 2009 is 4,320,748.
The population is currently undergoing a slight contraction (-0.079%) due to emigration and nearly balanced birth (11.12 births/1,000 population) and death (10.8 deaths/1,000) rates.
According to Moldova's 2004 Population Census, the primary ethnic groups living in this region are Moldovan/Romanian 78.2%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.8%, Gagauz 4.4%, Bulgarian 1.9%, Other 1.3%.
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Moldova has been a part of Turkey, the Roman Empire, the Russian Empire, Romania, and the USSR.
The distance between Chicago and Chişinău (straight line) is 9 100 km.
Poland is not surrounded by any sea. Baltic Sea is only Polish north border.
Yes. Moldova first participated in the Olympic Games at the 1994 Winter Olympics and has been in every Winter and Summer Games since. Moldova has won four Olympic medals (2 silver, 2 bronze), all in the Summer Olympics: 1) Nicolae Juravschi and Viktor Reneysky - Silver in Canoeing/500 meters in 1996.
2) Serguei Moureiko - Bronze in Greco-Roman super heavyweight wrestling in 1996.
3) Oleg Moldovan - Silver in 10 meter running target shooting in 2000.
4) Vitaly Grusac - Bronze in welterweight boxing in 2000.