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Name, conventional long form: Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica
Conventional short form: Pridnestrovie
Also known as: Transnistria (incorrect)
Type: Constitutional Republic
Total area: 4,163 km²
Area-comparative: Slightly smaller than Delaware. Almost twice the size of Luxembourg
Official languages: Russian, Moldavian, Ukrainian
Currency: 1 PMR Ruble = 100 kopeks
Capital: Tiraspol (population 266,300)
Other major towns and cities: Bender, Rybnitsa, Dubossary, Grigoriopol, Kamenka, Slobozya
Time zone: Eastern European Time (EEST) with daylight savings time, GMT +2:00
Location: Southeastern Europe
Border countries: Moldova 411 km, Ukraine 405 km
Land boundaries: 816 km
National flag: The colors of the flag are red, green and red
Independence: 2 September 1990
Population: 555,000 people
Population-comparative: Nearly twice of Iceland or Belize. Slightly less than Guyana
Ethnic groups: Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians): 59.1%, Moldavians: 31.9%, Others: 9.0%
Religions: Christian (Orthodox 91%, Catholic 4%, Baptist 1%, other 2%), Jewish 2%
State system: Democratic - parliamentary state
Head of state: President (Igor Smirnov, current term 2001-2006)
Legislative branch: One-chamber Parliament, opposition controlled
Executive branch: President, Vice president and the Cabinet of Ministers.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court and lower courts
Foreign trade partners: Worldwide, 99 countries trade with PMR
Exports: More than 90% of industrial and agricultural production is exported
GDP growth, 2000-2005: 209.6%
Privatizations, 2006: 130 companies
Literacy rate: 99.6%
Basic education: 183 state run primary and secondary schools, 15 private schools
Higher education: 1 university; 32 other institutions
Description: Flat relief with some ravines. More than 80% of the soil is arable. 10% of the territory is forest
Main feature: Dniester River, 398 km (navigable to the Black Sea)
Infrastructure: Three international trunk gas lines, two main highways of international significance, two international railroads, paved road system, airport
Public transportation: Bus system, train system, trolley bus network
Distances, other European countries:
Poland: 400 km (250 miles)
Slovakia: 400 km (250 miles)
Hungary: 400 km (250 miles)
Romania: 200 km (125 miles)
Climate type: Continental temperate. Moderate winters, long warm summers
Average temperature, winter: -3.9°C
Average temperature, summer: +21.0°C