| Location | Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania |
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| Geographic coordinates | 47 00 N, 29 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 33,843 sq km
land: 33,371 sq km
water: 472 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 1,389 km
border countries: Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km |
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| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | moderate winters, warm summers |
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| Terrain | rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Dniester River 2 m
highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m |
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| Natural resources | lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | landslides (57 cases in 1998) |
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Environment -
current issues | heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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 |
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| Geography - note | landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone |
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