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Europe > Moldova > Government

MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Administrative divisions
32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities (municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)
raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni
municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau
autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia
territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)
Capital city > Geographic coordinates 47 00 N, 28 51 E Time series
Constitution
new constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979
Corruption 2.9 [95th of 160]
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
use embassy street address
Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Vladimir VORONIN (since 4 April 2001)
Flag description
three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; same color scheme as Romania
Government type republic Time series
Independence
27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (the sole authority for constitutional judicature)
Legal system
based on civil law system; Constitutional Court reviews legality of legislative acts and governmental decisions of resolution; accepts many UN and Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch
unicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats; parties and electoral blocs elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Parliamentary seats > Female 9% [69th of 143]
Political parties and leaders
Christian Democratic People's Party or PPCD [Iurie ROSCA]; Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PCRM [Vladimir VORONIN]; Democratic Party or PD [Dumitru DIACOV]; Liberal Democratic Party or PLDM [Vladmir FILAT]; National Liberal Party or PNL [Vitalia PAVLICENKO]; Our Moldova Alliance or AMN [Serafim URECHEAN]; Party for Social Democracy or PDSM [Dumitru BRAGHIS]; Social Liberal Party or PSL [Oleg SEREBRIAN]
Status
democracy
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Time required to start a business > days 30 days Time series [103rd of 171]
Trademarks, residents 1,574 Time series [33rd of 98]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under OSCE supervision

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SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Transparency International; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; electionworld.org; World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Republica Moldova, Moldova, Republic Of, Moldova, Rep. of

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