Irrigated land: 3,110 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - 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
Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: landlocked
@Moldova:People
Population: 4,457,206 (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 580,839; female 560,784) 15-64 years: 65% (male 1,384,380; female 1,503,831) 65 years and over: 9% (male 158,886; female 268,486) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.02% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 14.32 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)