The Republic of Moldova is located in the southeast of Europe and is a landlocked country. It borders Ukraine in the north, east and south, and Romania in the west. Prut River is the boundary river between Moldova and Romania. Hills and plains are alternately distributed in the territory, with higher terrain in the middle and plains in the south. The highest peak is Mount Bala Neist at an altitude of 429 meters. There are fertile pastures and wooded hillsides, which are suitable for planting wine crops such as grapes. Dniester and Prut are two big rivers with many small rivers. Groundwater resources are abundant. Land with 9% forest coverage. 2/3 is chernozem. The minerals are mainly travertine and lignite. It belongs to temperate continental climate, with long and hot summers. Winter is short and mild, with more snowfall. The annual average temperature is 8 ~ 10, and the annual average precipitation is 560mm in the north and 300mm in the southwest.

physical geography

Location and boundary: The Republic of Moldova is called Moldova for short. The Prut River is located in Eastern Europe and borders Romania in the south, which is the boundary river between the two countries. The north, east and south are bordered by Ukraine, and the direction of the border between the two countries is basically the same as that along the Transnistrian River. The total land area of Moldova is 33,700 square meters.

Topography: The average elevation of the Republic of Moldova is147m, and hills and plains are alternately distributed in the territory. The northern part of Moldova is a vast Belize hilly plain, and the central part is Cowdray Highland, where the highest point in the country, Mount barto Neist (429 meters above sea level), is located. The hilly areas of Moldova are the left bank of Transnistria, Jige hilly area and podol hilly area.

Due to the frequent strong crustal movement south of Carpathian Mountain, buildings in cities such as Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, are all made of earthquake-resistant materials that can withstand earthquakes with magnitude of 6-7 or above.

Climate: The Republic of Moldova is located at the junction of Eastern Europe Plain and Carpathian Mountains, with a temperate continental climate, short winters, little snow and long and hot summers. Moldova has plenty of sunshine, and the average continuous sunshine time in the whole territory exceeds 2000 hours. Affected by topography and sunshine, the annual average temperature in northern Moldova is obviously different from that in the south, and the former is 4-5 degrees lower than the latter.

Natural resources: Although the Republic of Moldova is short of oil and natural gas, it is rich in lignite, travertine and various non-metallic minerals, including marble, gypsum, diatomite and clay. Up to 330 kinds of nonmetallic minerals have been proved.

The Republic of Moldova is rich in groundwater resources, with about 2,200 natural springs. Forest coverage accounts for 9% of the country's land area, oak trees account for 2/3 of the total number of trees, and the rest are linden, beech and linden.

administrative division

Moldova is divided into 32 districts, 3 municipalities directly under the Central Government (kirchner, Belz and Bade) and 2 local administrative regions (Gagauz Autonomous Region and Transnistria).

Chisinau, the capital, is the industrial and cultural center and transportation hub of the country. The industrial output value of this city accounts for 1/4 of the total output value of Ye Ding, Moldova. Mainly machinery industry, light industry, chemical industry and wood processing industry are developed, and the suburbs are rich in grapes.

National symbol

National flag: Moldova's national flag is a rectangle with an aspect ratio of 2: 1, which consists of three vertical rectangles with different colors, namely blue, yellow and red from left to right. The design of the national emblem of Moldova is located in the center of the national flag.

National emblem: Moldova's national emblem is a shield coat of arms, with an eagle and shield coat of arms on its chest, a cross in its mouth, a scepter symbolizing authority in its left paw and an olive branch symbolizing peace in its right paw. The golden bull's head in the center of the emblem symbolizes justice, and the octagonal star above the bull's head represents national sovereignty.

National anthem: Moldova's national anthem is our language, which is adapted from the poem of the famous poet Alexei Matejevich.

cultural tour

National costume: the traditional Moldovan men's wear is mainly white shirt and trousers, wearing a vest or a fur jacket with a wide belt of blue, bordeaux or green around the waist; Moldovan women prefer a large square scarf, with an embroidered white shirt on the upper body and a loose skirt on the lower body. There is usually a noisy skirt outside the skirt, and colorful patterns are painted on the skirt, which is gorgeous and abnormal. Women also wear belts, but unlike men, they like narrow belts.

Food culture: Moldovans live on bread and like to eat all kinds of vegetarian dishes, fried meat, mutton and dairy products. Typical foods include vegetable soup, smoked fish, bacon, green pepper and cheese sandwiches, vegetable rolls made of rolled grape leaves, chopped onions mixed with peas, garlic paste and so on. The most common is hot corn porridge, with goat's milk -F cheese, fried onions, butter, two tomatoes and other accessories, fresh and delicious. Moldovan women are good at brewing all kinds of side dishes and wine. They pickled all kinds of side dishes, which were delicious; The brewed wine is sweet, sour and delicious, with a refreshing fragrance.

Moldova is located between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. The rolling hills and abundant sunshine provide an ideal environment for grape planting, so Moldova has become a world-famous grape town and wine producing area. The life of local residents is closely related to grapes and wine. They regard grapes as a symbol of wealth, and the host will offer home-brewed wine when entertaining guests. When blessing each other, I like to say "May our life be as fruitful as the vines in late autumn".

Tourism resources and world heritage: Moldova became a member of UNESCO World Heritage Committee on September 23rd, 2002. As of July 20 15, Moldova has 1 world cultural heritage.

Stroway geodesic arc was selected into the world cultural heritage list in 2005 and shared with Belarus, Finland, Russia and other countries. Struve, a famous astronomer, accurately measured the meridian length on this arc, which made people fully understand the important information related to the shape and size of the earth.

The above information was collected by Moldova Tourism Bureau. For more information about tourism in Moldova, please visit the website: /moldovaholiday/

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