Moldova- officially the Republic of Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south.The capital city is Chișinău.
The name "Moldova" is derived from the Moldova River; the valley of this river was a political centre when the Principality of Moldavia was founded in 1359.
Moldova declared independence on August 27, 1991.
Moldova is a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of government. It is a member state of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe.
