Overview
The Republic of Moldova is located in southeastern Europe and is a landlocked country. It borders Ukraine to the north, east and south, and Romania to the west. The Prut River is the border river between Moldova and Romania. The territory is alternately distributed with hills and plains, with higher terrain in the middle and plains in the south. The highest peak is Mount Balaneshte, with an altitude of 429 meters. There are fertile pastures and tree-covered hillsides suitable for growing grapes and other wine-making crops. Transnistria and Prut are two major rivers and there are many small rivers. Groundwater resources are abundant. The land with a forest coverage rate of 9.2/3 is chernozem. The main minerals are phospholite and lignite. It has a temperate continental climate with long, hot summers and short, mild winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature is 8 to 10, and the average annual precipitation is 560 mm in the northern region and 300 mm in the southwest.
Physical geography
Location and boundaries: The Republic of Moldova is referred to as Moldova. It is located in Eastern Europe, bordering Romania to the south. The Prut River is the boundary river between the two countries. It borders Ukraine to the north, east and south. The direction of the border between the two countries is basically the same as that of the Dniester River. The total land area of ??Moldova is 33,700 square meters.
Topography: The average altitude of Moldova is 147 meters, with hills and plains alternately distributed throughout the country. In the north of Moldova is the vast Belizean Doggy Plain, and in the center is the Kodre Highlands, where the highest point in the country, Mount Batonjeste (429 meters above sea level), is located. The large hilly areas in Moldova are the Transnistrian Hilly Area, the Dige Hilly Area and the Podol Hilly Area.
Due to the frequent strong crustal movements in the southern Carpathian Mountains, buildings in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, and other cities are built with earthquake-resistant materials that can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 6-7 or above.
Climate: Moldova*** is located at the junction of the Eastern European plains and the Carpathian Mountains. It has a temperate continental climate, with short winters and little snow, and long and hot summers. Moldova has abundant sunshine, with an average of more than 2,000 hours of continuous sunshine throughout the country. Affected by topography and sunshine, there is a relatively obvious difference in the annual average temperature between the northern region and the southern region of Moldova, with the former being 4-5 lower than the latter.
Natural resources: Although Moldova and the country lack oil and natural gas, they are rich in lignite, gypsum and a variety of non-metallic minerals, including marble, gypsum, diatomaceous earth, and clay. Wait, there are as many as 330 non-metallic rich ores that have been discovered.
Moldova is rich in underground water resources and has about 2,200 natural springs. The forest coverage area accounts for 9% of the country's land area, and oak trees account for 2/3 of the total forest trees. The rest include banyan trees, beech trees, linden trees, etc.
Administrative divisions
Moldova is divided into 32 districts, 3 municipalities (Chisinian, Bolz, Bendel) and 2 local administrative districts (Gagao Autonomous Administrative Region, Transnistria Administrative Region).
Chisinau, the capital, is the country’s industrial and cultural center and transportation hub. The city's industrial output value accounts for 1/4 of Moldova's total industry output value. Mainly based on the machinery industry, the light industry, chemical industry, and wood processing industry are developed, and the suburbs are rich in grapes.
National Symbol
Flag: The flag of Moldova is a rectangle with an aspect ratio of 2:1, consisting of three vertical rectangles of different colors, blue and yellow from left to right. ,red. The national emblem of Moldova is located in the center of the flag.
National emblem: The national emblem of Moldova is the coat of arms. The emblem is an eagle and the coat of arms on the eagle's chest. The eagle holds a cross in its beak. The scepter held in the left paw symbolizes authority, and the olive branch held in the right paw symbolizes authority. Peace. The golden bull's head in the center of the emblem symbolizes justice, and the eight-pointed star above the bull's head represents national sovereignty.
National anthem: The national anthem of Moldova is "Our Language", which is adapted and composed based on the poems of the famous poet Alexei Matejevich.
Cultural Tourism
National costume: Traditional Moldovan men’s clothing is mainly white shirts and white trousers, with a waistcoat or leather jacket, and many blue, maroon or green bundles around the waist A wide belt; Moldovan women prefer large square scarves, often wear embroidered white shirts on the upper body, and often wear loose skirts on the lower body. There is usually a skirt outside the skirt, and the skirt is often painted with colorful patterns, which is extremely gorgeous. Women also wear belts, but unlike men, they prefer narrow belts.
Food culture: Moldovans take bread as their staple food and like to eat a variety of vegetarian dishes, fried meat, mutton and dairy products. Typical foods are vegetable soup, smoked fish, bacon, cheese-filled green peppers, vegetable rolls made of grape leaves, minced onions mixed with peas, mashed garlic, etc. The most common one is hot cornmeal porridge, served with goat's milk cheese, fried onions, butter, two tomatoes and other accessories. It is delicious and delicious. Moldovan women are good at making various side dishes and wine. They have a wide variety of pickled side dishes and are delicious; the wine they brew is sweet and sour, and the aroma is refreshing.
Between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea in Moldova, the rolling hills and abundant sunshine provide an ideal environment for grape cultivation. As a result, Moldova has become a world-famous grape hometown and wine-producing area. The lives of local residents are inseparable from grapes and wine. They regard grapes as a symbol of wealth. When entertaining guests, the host will offer home-brewed wine. When wishing each other, the favorite words are "May our lives be as fruitful as the vines in late autumn."
Tourism resources and world heritage: Moldova became a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on September 23, 2002. As of July 2015, Moldova has one world cultural heritage.
The Struve Geodesic Arc was selected into the World Cultural Heritage List in 2005 and is shared by Belarus, Finland, Russia and other countries. The famous astronomer Struve accurately measured the length of the meridian on this arc, which enabled mankind to fully understand important information related to the shape and size of the Earth.
The above information is collected and compiled by the Moldova Tourism Bureau website. For more information about Moldova tourism, you can refer to the website: /moldovaholiday/
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