 | Country (long form) | Republic of Moldova | | Capital | Chisinau | | Total Area | 13,066.86 sq mi 33,843.00 sq km (slightly larger than Maryland) | | Population | 4,431,570 (July 2001 est.) | | Estimated Population in 2050 | 4,795,531 | | Languages | Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) | | Literacy | 96.0% total, 99.0% male, 94% female (1989 est.) | | Religions | Eastern Orthodox 98.5%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991) | | Life Expectancy | 60.15 male, 69.26 female (2001 est.) | | Government Type | republic | | Currency | Moldovan leu (MLD) (plural lei) | | GDP (per capita) | $2,500 (2000 est.) | | Industry | food processing, agricultural machinery, foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines, hosiery, sugar, vegetable oil, shoes, textiles | | Agriculture | vegetables, fruits, wine, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, tobacco; beef, milk | | Arable Land | 53% | | Natural Resources | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land | |