Geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 29 00 E
Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States
Area:
total:
33,843 sq km
land:
33,371 sq km
water:
472 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Maryland
Land boundaries:
total:
1,389 km
border countries:
Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: moderate winters, warm summers
Terrain: rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Nistru River 2 m
highest point:
Dealul Balanesti 430 m
Natural resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land
Land use:
arable land:
53%
permanent crops:
14%
permanent pastures:
13%
forests and woodland:
13%
other:
7% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 3,110 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: landslides (57 cases in 1998)
Environment - current issues: heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants
Geography - note: landlocked
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