Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$597.5 million (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$1.986 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$100 million (2000)
Currency (code):
Moldovan leu (MDL)
Currency code:
MDL
Exchange rates:
lei per US dollar - 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004), 13.945 (2003),
13.571 (2002), 12.865 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Moldova
Telephones - main lines in use:
929,400 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.09 million (2005)