Location:
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Geographic coordinates:
47 00 N, 29 00 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
33,851 sq km
country comparison to the world: 140
land:
32,891 sq km
water:
960 sq km
slightly larger than Maryland
total:
1,390 km
border countries:
Romania 450 km, Ukraine 940 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
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moderate winters, warm summers
More Climate Details
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
lowest point:
Dniester (Nistru) 2 m
highest point:
Dealul Balanesti 430 m
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone
arable land:
53.47%
permanent crops:
8.77%
other:
37.75% (2011)
2,283 sq km (2011)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
11.65 cu km (2011)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total:
1.07 cu km/yr (14%/83%/4%)
per capita:
290 cu m/yr (2010)
landslides
heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
party to:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone