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Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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627,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2,200 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate, outmoded, poor service outside Chisinau, some effort to modernize is under way
domestic: new subscribers face long wait for service; mobile cellular telephone service being introduced international: service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 50, shortwave 3 (1998) |
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Radios:
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3.22 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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1.26 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.md |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (1999) |
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Internet users:
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15,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 1,328 km
broad gauge: 1,328 km 1.520-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 20,000 km
paved: 13,900 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 6,100 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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Waterways:
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424 km (1994) |
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Pipelines:
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natural gas 310 km (1992) |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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30 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 14 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Ground Forces (includes Air and Air Defense Forces), Republic Security Forces (includes paramilitary Internal Troops and Border Troops) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,172,714 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 929,316 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 42,268 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$6 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.4% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Moldovan difficulties with break-away Transnistria region inhibit establishment of a joint customs regime with Ukraine to curtail smuggling, arms transfers, and other illegal activities |
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Illicit drugs:
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limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity |