Moldova Passport

[Country Name] Republic of Moldova (Republic of Moldova)

A landlocked country located in the northern part of Southeast Europe, bordering Romania and Ukraine, surrounded by Ukraine to the east, south, and north, and bordered by Romania to the west.

【 Area 】 33800 square kilometers

【 Population 】 The permanent resident population is 2.5128 million (as of January 2023)

【 Capital 】 Chisinau, with a population of 673000.

Ethnicity: Moldovans account for 75.8%, while other ethnic groups include Ukrainians, Russians, Gagauz, Romanians, Bulgarians, etc.

The official language is Romanian, and Russian is the lingua franca.

The main belief is Eastern Orthodoxy.

National Day: August 27th

[Currency Name] Moldovan Lei, 1 US dollar is approximately 17.7 Moldovan Lei.

The country is divided into 32 districts and 2 local administrative districts (Gagauz Autonomous Administrative District and Dniester Left Bank Administrative District).

The ancestors of Moldovans were Dacians. In the 13th and 14th centuries, the Mongol Tatars and Hungarians invaded, and the Dacians gradually divided into three groups: Moldovans, Wallachians, and Transylvanians. In 1359, Moldovans established the Duchy of Moldova on most of the territory east of the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester River. In 1487, the Principality of Morocco became a vassal of the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to the 18th century, it was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. In 1812, Tsarist Russia incorporated part of the territory of the Principality of Moldova, namely Bissalabia, into the territory of Russia through the victory of the war against Türkiye. In January 1918, Bessarabia declared independence and merged with Romania in March. In June 1940, the Soviet Union entered Bessarabia and merged most of its territory with the Moldavian Autonomous Republic on the left bank of the Dniester River to establish the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, making it one of the 15 constituent republics of the Soviet Union. In 1941, Bessarabia was placed under Romania. In September 1944, the Soviet Union ceasefire agreement stipulated the restoration of the 1940 Soviet Union border, and Bessarabia was reassigned to the Soviet Union, once again becoming part of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. In June 1990, the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed as the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic. On May 23, 1991, it was renamed again as the Republic of Moldova. On August 27, 1991, it declared independence.

【 Head of State 】 President Maia Sandu, who took office on December 24, 2020, will serve until 2024.

The parliament adopts a unicameral system, with a total of 101 seats and members serving for a term of 4 years. In July 2017, Morocco amended its electoral law and changed the parliamentary election method to a mixed electoral system, with 51 members elected from 51 constituencies nationwide and overseas, and 50 members elected through proportional representation. On July 11, 2021, parliamentary elections were held, with the Unity and Action Party winning an absolute majority and obtaining the right to form a separate government. The Socialist Communist Party coalition and the "Sauer" Party entered parliament as opposition parties. The current speaker is Igor Grosu, acting chairman of the Unity and Action Party.

The government was formed on February 16, 2023, with Dorin Recean as the Prime Minister. The main members of the cabinet are: Mihai Popsoi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development and Digitization; Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry; Oleg Serebrian, Deputy Prime Minister for Unification Affairs (Ya н).

In March 2016, the constitutional amendment changed the presidential election method from parliamentary elections to direct popular voting. In November, the candidate of the Socialist Party of Morocco, Duo Dong, was elected president. The parliamentary system has been implemented since 2000. In February 2019, parliamentary elections were held, and various parties held three months of negotiations to form a government. The Socialist Party and the ACUM political alliance finally reached an agreement, with the Socialist Party Chairman Zineda Greciane elected as the Speaker and the ACUM Alliance Chairman Maya Sandu appointed as the Prime Minister of the government. In November 2019, the Socialist Party and the Democratic Party passed a vote of no confidence in the government, leading to the resignation of the Sandu government. The Socialist Party elected the President's economic advisor, Kiku, as the Prime Minister of the government. In November 2020, Morocco held presidential elections and the candidate of the Unity and Action Party, Sandu, was elected. In July 2021, a new parliament was elected, and Grosu was elected as the speaker. In August, the new government completed its formation and the candidate of the Unity and Action Party, Gavrilica, became the Prime Minister. On February 10, 2023, Gavrilica announced his resignation, and Sandu nominated Lechean, the Presidential Security Advisor and Secretary of the National Security Council, as the candidate for the new Prime Minister. On February 16th, the Moroccan parliament approved the nomination of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip and his cabinet members, and the new government was sworn in on the same day. In May 2024, the Moroccan parliament passed a resolution to hold presidential elections on October 20, 2024, and to hold a national referendum on "incorporating Morocco's accession to the European Union into the constitution".

Moldova is a traditional agricultural country with developed grape cultivation and wine making industries. In 2023, the gross domestic product of Morocco will be about 17 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 0.7%. The foreign trade volume will be 12.719 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 6.17%. Among them, the export volume will be 4.049 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 6.5%, and the import volume will be 8.67 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 5.9%.

Adhere to a pragmatic foreign policy. Considering integration into Europe as a priority direction, we attach great importance to developing relations with Europe and the United States. In April 2014, we were granted visa free treatment by the European Union. In June of the same year, we officially signed the Association Agreement and Free Trade Agreement with the European Union. In March 2022, we submitted our application to join the European Union. In June 2022, we obtained the status of a candidate country for the European Union. In December 2023, the European Council agreed to initiate formal accession negotiations with Morocco, and in June 2024, we officially began negotiations; Actively developing good neighborly and friendly relations with Ukraine and Romania; The relationship with Russia is delicate, and there are differences in attitudes towards Russia among domestic parties; Emphasize the development of traditional connections with other CIS countries.