!!!Moldova: Geography ||Location|Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania ||Geographic Coordinates|47 00 N, 29 00 E[{GoogleMap location='47.0,29.0' zoom='4'}] ||Area |''total: ''33,851 sq km\\''land: ''32,891 sq km\\''water: ''960 sq km\\[[__''Verified in 8 databases''__] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''1,390 km\\''border countries: ''Romania 450 km, Ukraine 940 km ||Coastline|0 km (landlocked) ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Dniester (Nistru) 2 m\\''highest point: ''Dealul Balanesti 430 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea ||Natural Hazards|landslides ||Natural Resource|lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone ||Land Use|''arable land: ''53.47%\\''permanent crops: ''8.77%\\''other: ''37.75% (2011) ||Climate|moderate winters, warm summers ||Irrigated Land|2,283 sq km (2011) ||Renewable Water Resources|11.65 cu km (2011) ||Environment_CurrentIssues|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, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands\\''signed, but not ratified: ''none of the selected agreements ||Large Cities|Chisinau; Tiraspol; BalTi; Tighina; RibniTa\\Chisinau; Tiraspol; BalTi; Bender; RîbniTa\\ __[[List Verified]__\\__Explanation:__ "Tighina and Bender are same city name"\\[Important Cities|Geography/Europe/Moldova/Geography/Important_Cities] ||Geography-note|landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone\\[Important Rivers|Geography/Europe/Moldova/Geography/Important_Rivers]