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The Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova, also known as the Moldovan National Army consist of the Ground Forces and Air and Air Defense Force.
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The capital city is Chișinău.
Chișinău, also known as Kishinev, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. The city is Moldova's main industrial and commercial center, and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bâc, a tributary of Dniester. According to the results of the 2014 census, the city proper had a population of 532,513, while the number of population in the Municipality of Chișinău was 662,836. Chișinău is the most economically prosperous locality in Moldova and its largest transportation hub.
Transnistria, or Transdniestria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a primarily unrecognised state that split off from Moldova after the dissolution of the USSR and mostly consists of a narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other mostly non-recognised states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova.
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Igor Dobrovolski. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.
Viorel Dinu Moldovan is a retired Romanian football forward and currently the manager of Chindia Târgoviște. He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He was recently the manager of AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 2.
The history of the Jews in Moldova reaches back several centuries. Bessarabian Jews have been living in the area for some time. Today, the Jewish community living in Moldova number less than 4,000 according to one estimate while local estimates put the number at 15-20,000 Jews and their family members.
Moldovan passports are issued to citizens of the Republic of Moldova for the purpose of international travel. The passport is issued by the State Enterprise and Information Resources Centre "Registru" and by Moldovan foreign representations abroad. The passport is valid for seven years. For children under the age of seven years it is valid for four years. Since 1 January 2006, Moldovan citizens can hold two passports simultaneously, providing a written request has been submitted to local passport office.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The Moldovan entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Geta Burlacu represented Moldova with the song "A Century of Love", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final placing 12th and scoring 36 points.
Geta Burlacu is a Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "A Century of Love".
Rugby union in Moldova is a popular sport. The governing body in Moldova is the Moldovan Rugby Federation.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a conservative political party in Moldova. The party is led by Viorel Cibotaru, a former Minister of Defense of Moldova. Until 2016, PLDM was led by Vlad Filat, who was Prime Minister of Moldova from 2009 to 2013, in two cabinets. Immediately after the 2014 parliamentary elections, with 21 seats in the Moldovan Parliament, PLDM was the largest of the three democratic pro-European parliamentary parties.
FC Sfântul Gheorghe is a Moldovan football club based in Suruceni, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Națională, the top division in Moldovan football.
Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet was the Cabinet of Moldova.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and selected their entry through a national final, O melodie pentru Europa, organised by Moldovan broadcaster TRM (TeleRadio-Moldova).
The Moldova women's national rugby sevens team represents Moldova in women's rugby sevens.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Moldovan entry was selected through O melodie pentru Europa 2013, a national selection that consisted of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM). Aliona Moon represented Moldova with the song "O mie", which qualified from the first semi-final of the competition and placed 11th in the final, with a score of 71 points.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "I Want Your Love", written by Erik Lewander, Hayley Aitken and Tom Andrews. The song was performed by the Ukrainian singer Eduard Romanyuta. Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2015 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. Following two semi-finals and a final, Eduard Romanyuta performing the song "I Want Your Love" was selected as the winner through the 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting. In the first of the Eurovision semi-finals, Moldova failed to qualify to the final, placing eleventh out of the 16 participating countries with 41 points.
Moldova participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Falling Stars" written by Gabriel Alares, Sebastian Lestapier, Ellen Berg and Leonid Gutkin. The song was performed by Lidia Isac. The Moldovan broadcaster TeleRadio-Moldova (TRM) organised the national final O melodie pentru Europa 2016 in order to select the Moldovan entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. An initial 47 entries competed to represent Moldova in Stockholm, with 24 being shortlisted to participate in the televised national final after auditioning in front of a jury panel. After two semi-finals and a final which took place in February 2016, "Falling Stars" performed by Lidia Isac emerged as the winner after gaining the most points following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public televote.
The Romania women national rugby sevens team has yet to compete in the Rugby World Cup Sevens,World Rugby Sevens Series and Summer Olympic Games. They are currently competing in the European Sevens Championship.
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