People [1]

People

Population 2,592,477 (2022)
Population Growth Rate -0.873 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 47.7 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 43.173 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 12.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 68.846 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 6.66 billion kWh (2021) #115
Consumption 9.67 billion kWh (2021) #100
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 3.43 billion kWh (2021) #48
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.44 billion kWh (2021) #137

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 23.19 thousand bbl/day (2021) #130
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0.2 thousand bbl/day (2013) #83
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0.353 billion cu ft (2015) #92
Consumption (Dry) 112.4 billion cu ft (2021) #73
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 112.4 billion cu ft (2021) #48
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 7 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 3,566,276 (2018 est.)
Highways 9,352 km (2012)
Internet Users 2,492,444 (2016 est.)
Railways 1,171 km (2014)
Telephones 1,108,200 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationEastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Total Area33,851 sq. km
Land Area32,891 sq. km
Water Area960 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatemoderate winters, warm summers
Terrainrolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Lowest PointDniester River 2 m
Highest Point Dealul Balanesti 430 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020