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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)
Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador	Tapio Saarela
ambassadors to the United States > Ambassador	Mihail Manoli
Capital city	Chisinau (Kishinev)
Capital city > Daylight saving time +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	47 00 N, 28 51 E
Capital city > Name	Chisinau (Kishinev)
Capital city > Note	pronounced kee-shee-now
Capital city > Time difference UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution new constitution adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994; replaced old Soviet constitution of 1979
Copyright > Reference	Art. 17,
Corruption	2.9		[95th of 160]
countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection	50 pma
CPIA equity of public resource use rating	3.5		[32nd of 75]
CPIA quality of public administration rating	3		[43rd of 75]
date of transition to republican system of government > Republic since	October 8, 1920
Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission	Ambassador Asif CHAUDHRY
Diplomatic representation from the US > Embassy 103 Mateevici Street, Chisinau MD-2009
Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX	[373] (22) 23-3044
Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address use embassy street address
Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone	[373] (22) 40-8300
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chancery 2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission Ambassador Nicolae CHIRTOACA
Diplomatic representation in the US > FAX	[1] (202) 667-1204
Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone	[1] (202) 667-1130
Elections > Head of state	Election by parliament
Executive branch > Cabinet Cabinet selected by president, subject to approval of Parliament
Executive branch > Chief of state President Vladimir VORONIN (since 4 April 2001)
Executive branch > Election results Vladimir VORONIN reelected president; parliamentary votes - Vladimir VORONIN 75, Gheorghe DUCA 1; Zinaida GRECEANII designated prime minister; parliamentary votes of confidence - 56 of 101
Executive branch > Elections president elected by Parliament for a four-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 4 April 2005 (next to be held in 2009); note - prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence from the Parliament regarding his/her work program and entire cabinet; prime minister designated 21 March 2008; cabinet received a vote of confidence 31 March 2008
Executive branch > Head of government Prime Minister Zinaida GRECEANII (since 31 March 2008); First Deputy Prime Minister Igor DODON (since 31 March 2008)
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
Flag modification	12		[121st of 197]
Foreign relations > Croatia > Date of Establishment	July 20, 1992
Foreign relations > Nepal > Date of Establishment	July 20, 1993
General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth	7.47 %		[27th of 147]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$	207,606,100 constant 2000 US$		[104th of 145]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	49.362 constant 2000 US$ per c		[94th of 146]
General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU	1300843000
General government final consumption expenditure > current LCU	5712000000
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$	453,322,500 $		[117th of 169]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.155 $ per $1 of GDP		[62nd of 184]
General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)	107.786 $ per capita		[102nd of 184]
Government type	republic
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom	Bernard Whiteside
Heads of Missions from the United Kingdom > Resident Heads of Missions > Type	Embassy
Independence 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Independence Day > Date	August 27
International organization participation BSEC, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (the sole authority for constitutional judicature)
Legal origin	Socialist
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)
Legislative branch > Election results percent of vote by party - PCRM 46.1%, Democratic Moldova Bloc (AMN, PD, PSL) 28.4%, PPCD 9.1%, other parties 16.4%; seats by party - PCRM 56, Democratic Moldova Bloc (AMN, PD, PSL) 34, PPCD 11
Legislative branch > Elections last held 6 March 2005 (next to be held in 2009)
Management time dealing with officials > % of management time	3.45 %		[22nd of 38]
National holiday Independence Day, 27 August
Parliamentary seats > Female	9%		[69th of 143]
Policy uncertainty > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	32.16 %		[9th of 38]
political parties > Multi party	•
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]
Post-Soviet states > Political problems > Government and Tax > Average	58.26		[7th of 15]
Prime minister	Vasile Tarlev
Procedures to build a warehouse > number	34		[2nd of 168]
Procedures to build a warehouse > number (per capita)	4.755 per 1 million people		[57th of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number	37		[62nd of 170]
Procedures to enforce a contract > number (per capita)	8.797 per 1 million people		[56th of 171]
Procedures to register property > number	6		[98th of 167]
Procedures to register property > number (per capita)	1,426.619 per 1 billion people		[54th of 167]
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %	21.8 %		[45th of 174]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number	10		[78th of 171]
Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)	2.378 per 1 million people		[56th of 171]
Status democracy
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal
Time required to build a warehouse > days	158 days		[103rd of 168]
Time required to enforce a contract > days	310 days		[134th of 171]
Time required to register property > days	48 days		[87th of 167]
Time required to start a business > days	30 days		[103rd of 171]
Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours	250 hours		[85th of 169]
Time to resolve insolvency > years	2.8 years		[86th of 151]
Total businesses registered > number	128,061		[45th of 71]
Total businesses registered > number (per capita)	30.265 per 1 million people		[38th of 83]
Trademarks, nonresidents	372		[45th of 99]
Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)	0.088 per 1 million people		[35th of 146]
Trademarks, residents	1,574		[33rd of 98]
Trademarks, residents (per capita)	0.373 per 1 million people		[33rd of 142]
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
UN membership date	2 Mar. 1992
United Nations mission http://www.un.int/moldova/
Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood	Kalorama Heights

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