Moldova Study & Guide - AllRefer - Moldova Information

* Introduction
* Moldova
o Chronology of Important Events
o COUNTRY PROFILE
+ COUNTRY
+ GEOGRAPHY
+ SOCIETY
+ ECONOMY
+ TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
+ GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
+ NATIONAL SECURITY
o HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
+ Early History
+ The Beginning of the Soviet Period
+ World War II
+ Postwar Reestablishment of Soviet Control
+ Increasing Political Self-Expression
+ Secession of Gagauzia and Transnistria
+ Independence
+ Progress Toward Political Accommodation
o PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
+ Topography and Drainage
+ Climate
+ Environmental Concerns
o POPULATION AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION
+ Population Characteristics
+ Ethnic Composition
o LANGUAGE, RELIGION, AND CULTURE
+ Language
+ Religion
+ Culture
o EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELFARE
+ Education
+ Health
+ Welfare
+ Housing
o THE ECONOMY
+ The Economy in the Soviet Period
+ Postindependence Privatization and Other Reforms
+ Labor Force
+ Agriculture
+ Industry
+ Energy and Fuels
+ Banking and Finance
+ Transportation and Telecommunications
+ Foreign Trade
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
+ Governmental System
# Parliament
# The Presidency
# Council of Ministers
# The Judicial System
+ Local Government
+ Political Parties
+ The 1990 Elections
+ Political Developments in the Wake of the 1990 Elections
+ Conflict in Transnistria and Gagauzia
+ Easing of Tensions
+ Political Realignment
+ The 1994 Elections and Afterwards
+ Human Rights
+ The Media
o FOREIGN RELATIONS
+ Commonwealth of Independent States
+ Romania
+ Russia
+ Ukraine
+ Turkey
+ The West
o NATIONAL SECURITY
+ The Armed Forces
+ Internal Security
+ Crime
* Appendices
o Appendix A. Tables
o Appendix B. The Minsk Agreement
o Appendix C. The ALMA-ATA Declaration
o Appendix D. Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova
* Glossary