Moldova Info
Capital City:
Chisinau
Moldova is a small land-locked country in Eastern Europe, north of the Balkans, surrounded by Romania to the southwest, across the Prut river, and Ukraine to the northeast.
Climate
Continental:cold and snowy winters, mild springs and autumns, and warm to hot summers.
Terrain
Landlocked. Rolling steppe, gradual slope south towards the Black Sea. Well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone. Natural hazards : Experiences landslides (57 cases in 1998) due to extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
▪ Lowest point: Dniester River 2 m
▪ Highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m