Azerbaijan currently has diplomatic relations with 160 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, the People's Republic of China, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Libya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Republic of India, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Togo, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Latvia has a Consulate General in Russia ; Consulates in Belarus and Russia ; Honorary Consulates General in Australia, Cyprus, India, Israel, and Norway ; and Honorary Consulates in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.

The economic fortunes of Moldova began to change in 2001 ; since then the country has seen a steady annual growth of between 5 % and 10 %.

Moldova has experienced economic difficulties, like many other former Soviet republics.

Moldova has made progress in economic reform since independence.

Although Moldova passed a Poverty Reduction Strategy in 2004, it has yet to reach an agreement with international financial institutions.

Moldova has two legal monthly minimum wages: one wage for state employees and another, higher wage for the private sector.

Moldova has a documented and consistently applied commercial law.

As far as the Internet is concerned, Moldova has one of the best wired Internet connections in the world as well as one of the cheapest in terms of $ per Mbit.

Until recently an open dialing plan was used but as of April 1, 2012 Moldova has implemented a closed dialing plan on all of its territory.

Moldova has one small oil terminal on the Danube at Giurgiuleşti ( Cahul ), compatible with small seagoing vessels.

Moldova has accepted all relevant arms control obligations of the former Soviet Union.

Moldova however has never participated in any military aspects of CIS, citing its neutrality status.

Although the agreement initially included a declaration of mutual defense, Moldova has since declared its disinterest in participating in any GUAM-based mutual defense initiative.

Moldova has embassy-level relationships with:

It has official status in Romania, Republic of Moldova, the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia and in the autonomous Mount Athos in Greece.

In the Republic of Moldova, besides the term limba română, the language is also often called limba moldovenească (" Moldovan "); to avoid the political overtones both terms have in that country, a compromise solution has been to call it limba de stat (" the state language ").

Since the out break of the Syrian civil war, the Syrian economy has been hit by massive economic sanctions restricting trade with the Arab League, Australia, Canada, the European Union, ( as well as the European countries of Albania, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, and Switzerland ) Georgia, Japan, Turkey, and the United States.

Ukraine has a strategic position in East Central Europe, bordering the Black Sea in the south, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in the west, Belarus in the north, Moldova and Romania in the south-west and Russia in the east.

It has participated in the quadripartite talks on the conflict in Moldova and promoted a peaceful resolution to conflict in the post-Soviet state of Georgia.

The UNCCD has 194 country Parties: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d ' Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, European Union, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, the Republic of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

The country of Moldova has shown particular contempt to marchers, shutting down official requests to hold parades and allowing protesters to intimidate and harm any who try to march anyway.

According to the latest Romanian Census ( 2002 ), Moldovan Census ( 2004 ) and Ukrainian Census ( 2001 ) data, the region has a total population of approximately 9, 700, 000 inhabitants, 48 % of them living in Romania, 36 % in Moldova and 16 % in Ukraine, distributed among the ethnic groups as follows:

As the most economically and socially important municipality in Moldova, the city has a broad range of educational facilities.

In the same year, based on data from the International Monetary Fund, Moldova received 4. 93 percent of its revenues from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property.

Air Moldova has also passed the operation safety audit and received the IOSA operator certificate.

In the 1970s and 1980s Moldova received substantial investment from the budget of the USSR to develop industrial, scientific facilities, as well as housing.

In Moldova, the International Organization for Migration received the distribution rights and organised screenings attended by 60, 000 people, mostly young females but also members of the government.

They also received 8 points from Moldova, 7 from Portugal, 2 from Russia and 1 point from Spain.

Monaco received 10 points from Andorra ( who were using a jury due to an insufficient number of televotes made in the tiny principality ), 10 points from France and 2 points from newcomers Moldova.

Furthermore, the Holy Fire is brought to certain Orthodox countries, such as in Georgia, Greece, Russia, Belarus, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Macedonia, every year by special flights, being received with honors by state leaders at the respective airports.

In the semi-final, Romania received twelve points from Moldova, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Hungary, of which Spain and Israel also gave their maximum to them in the final, accompanied by Portugal.

They got twelve points from Moldova and Spain solely, but received at least one point from every voting nation that year but the Netherlands and Monaco.

Yet they received a couplet of twelve points ( from Moldova and Spain ) among others.

The song wasn't a failure, as it won the Marcel Bezençon composer ' award and it received twelve points from Moldova and Spain.

They also received the maximum twelve points from three countries, Spain and Moldova, which constantly votes for Romania and also from Ireland, which gave their first ever twelve points to Romania that year.

They received twelve points from Moldova, 10 points from Spain, 7 points from Greece and Italy, and so on.

The song was not well received and finished the night in 20th place with 22 points, thus meaning that Moldova will have to qualify for the 2007 Contest from the semi-final.

Transnistria received more support than Moldova did during the conflict.

Moldova received weapons, military vehicles and a force of volunteers and military advisers from Romania.

This day was the same day when Moldova was admitted as a member of the United Nations, i. e. received full international recognition of its August 27, 1991 declaration of independence.

The Yellow Wolves received a high assessment from local experts and Dacia were named the Top Team of 2007 by the Moldova Football Association.

At a traditional ceremony held by the Moldova Football Association, Victor Bulat got the People's Choice Award while Alexandru Onica received a prize from the Vremea newspaper and www. fotbal. md for his ' Debut in the National Team '.

Alnwick received his first call-up to the England under-21 squad ahead of the 15 August 2006 match against Moldova.