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| | CSIMD: Moldova |
 | | Moldova is divided into 32 districts, 3 municipalities (Chisinau, Balti and Bender), two semi-autonomous regions (Gagauzia and the breakaway region of Transnistria, whose status is still disputed). |
 | | Moldova's Parliament approved the country's membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS - a group of 12 former Soviet republics) and a CIS charter on economic union in April 1994. |
 | | Moldova is a European country with a rich history, populated mostly by Moldovans (Romanians), as well as numerous national minorities: Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Gagauz, Russians, Jews, Rroma people, Germans etc. At the same time a lot of secular traditions were preserved. |
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