Moldova Unitary state
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a unitary state situated between Romania and Ukraine in Eastern Europe. It has a population of 3,461,000.
The Republic of Moldova has a two-tier local government system. The first tier consists of villages (sate), communes (comune), cities (orașe) and municipalities (municipii)*. The second tier comprises districts (raioane), the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia and the municipalities of Chișinău and Bălţi.
The Republic of Moldova has a two-tier local government system. The first tier consists of villages (sate), communes (comune), cities (orașe) and municipalities (municipii)*. The second tier comprises districts (raioane), the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia and the municipalities of Chișinău and Bălţi.
*The first tier includes localities in the region of Transnistria whose status has yet to be defined.
Markers
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STATE STRUCTURE: Unitary |
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CURRENCY: Moldovan Leu (MDL) |
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VOTE Non-compulsory |
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SEAT AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
Ratification of the European Charter
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1714 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016) |
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CAPITAL CITY:
Chisinau |
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POPULATION:
3 461 000 |
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GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:
33 846 km2 |
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MEMBER STATE
Council of Europe since 1995 |
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SEAT AT THE COMMITTEE OF REGIONS |
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LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS |
Evolution
NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*
* Dates of CEMR publications