POLITICS
Conventional Long Form Name: Republic of Moldova
Capital City: Chisinau
Type of Government: Republic
Data of Independence: August 27, 1991
National Holidays: Independence Day - August 27
Chief of State: President Nicolae Timofti
Head of Government: Interim Prime Minister Gheorghe Brega
Executive Branch and its Powers: Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament
Legislative Branch and its Powers: Unicameral Parliament or Parlament (101 seats; members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch and its Powers: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of a chief judges, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); note - the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Moldova's Ambassador to the United States: Charge d'Affaires Veaceslav Pituscan (Vacant Ambassador)
Location of Moldavian Embassy in the United States: 2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location of Moldavian Consulate(s) in the United States: Washington D.C.
United States Ambassador to Moldova: James D. Pettit
Location of the United States Embassy in Moldova: Strada Alexei Mateevici 103, Chișinău 2009, Moldova
Location of the United States Consulate(s) in Moldova: Strada Alexei Mateevici 103, Chișinău 2009, Moldova
Moldova's Representative to the United Nations: Nicola Harrington-Buhay
Symbolism of the Moldavian Flag: Red-Moldavia, Blue-Oltenia, Yellow-Muntenia, Arms of Moldova
National Symbol(s): National Flag, National Coat of Arms, National Flower-Basil, National animal emblem-aurochs
International Disputes: Joint Customs with Ukraine to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Transnistria
Quantity of Refugees Inside Moldova and Origin of Said Refugees: 389 (Syria)
Quantity of International Displaced Persons: 0
Quantity of Stateless Persons: 6223
Human Trafficking Issues in Moldova: Trafficking mostly controlled by Russian crime networks; luring people via false ads or introduced to such people affiliated with trafficking; forced prostitution.
Illicit Drug Trafficking/Usage Issues In Moldova: Cultivation of poppies and cannabis; transshipment point for Western Europe
Capital City: Chisinau
Type of Government: Republic
Data of Independence: August 27, 1991
National Holidays: Independence Day - August 27
Chief of State: President Nicolae Timofti
Head of Government: Interim Prime Minister Gheorghe Brega
Executive Branch and its Powers: Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament
Legislative Branch and its Powers: Unicameral Parliament or Parlament (101 seats; members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)
Judicial Branch and its Powers: Supreme Court of Justice (consists of a chief judges, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); note - the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government
Suffrage: 18 years of age
Moldova's Ambassador to the United States: Charge d'Affaires Veaceslav Pituscan (Vacant Ambassador)
Location of Moldavian Embassy in the United States: 2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
Location of Moldavian Consulate(s) in the United States: Washington D.C.
United States Ambassador to Moldova: James D. Pettit
Location of the United States Embassy in Moldova: Strada Alexei Mateevici 103, Chișinău 2009, Moldova
Location of the United States Consulate(s) in Moldova: Strada Alexei Mateevici 103, Chișinău 2009, Moldova
Moldova's Representative to the United Nations: Nicola Harrington-Buhay
Symbolism of the Moldavian Flag: Red-Moldavia, Blue-Oltenia, Yellow-Muntenia, Arms of Moldova
National Symbol(s): National Flag, National Coat of Arms, National Flower-Basil, National animal emblem-aurochs
International Disputes: Joint Customs with Ukraine to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Transnistria
Quantity of Refugees Inside Moldova and Origin of Said Refugees: 389 (Syria)
Quantity of International Displaced Persons: 0
Quantity of Stateless Persons: 6223
Human Trafficking Issues in Moldova: Trafficking mostly controlled by Russian crime networks; luring people via false ads or introduced to such people affiliated with trafficking; forced prostitution.
Illicit Drug Trafficking/Usage Issues In Moldova: Cultivation of poppies and cannabis; transshipment point for Western Europe