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The Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe that declared independence in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. It has an estimated population of approximately 3.6 million people and the official language is Moldovan.
The Moldovan economy is dominated by the service sector as a result of a decrease in agriculture and industry that occurred with the collapse cpr144449003101 of the Soviet Union. Agriculture still plays a part in the economy, in addition to contributions from the wine industry, tourism, transportation and telecommunication sectors.