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