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GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Map
references: Commonwealth of Independent States - European
States
comparative
area: slightly more than twice the size of Hawaii
Land
boundaries: total 1,389 km, Romania 450 km, Ukraine 939 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime
claims: none; landlocked
International
disputes: certain territory of Moldova and Ukraine - including
Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina - are considered by Bucharest
as historically a part of Romania; this territory was incorporated
into the former Soviet Union following the Molotov-Ribbentrop
Pact in 1940
Climate:
moderate winters, warm summers
Terrain:
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Natural
resources: lignite, phosphorites, gypsum
Irrigated
land: 2,920 sq km (1990)
current
issues: heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned
pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater;
extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods
international
agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate
Change
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