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Moldova:
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Other pages in this profile of Moldova:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Definition National Army: Ground Forces, Rapid Reaction Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (2008) |
Military service age and obligation |
Definition 18 years of age for compulsory military service; 12-month service obligation (2006) |
Manpower available for military service |
Definition males age 16-49: 1,161,924 females age 16-49: 1,187,771 (2008 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
Definition - World rank and map males age 16-49: 877,070 females age 16-49: 994,091 (2008 est.) |
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually |
Definition males age 16-49: 33,053 females age 16-49: 31,712 (2008 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
Definition - World rank and map 0.4% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
Definition Moldova and Ukraine operate joint customs posts to monitor the transit of people and commodities through Moldova's break-away Transnistria region, which remains under OSCE supervision |
Trafficking in persons |
Definition current situation: Moldova is a major source and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for women and girls trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation; Moldovan women are trafficked to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe; girls and young women are trafficked within the country from rural areas to Chisinau; children are also trafficked to neighboring countries for forced labor and begging; labor trafficking of men to work in the construction, agriculture, and service sectors of Russia is increasingly a problem tier rating: Tier 3 - Moldova does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government failed to follow-up on allegations of officials complicit in trafficking cited in the 2007 Report, and it did not demonstrate proactive efforts to identify trafficking victims (2008) |
Illicit drugs |
Definition limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs from Southwest Asia via Central Asia to Russia, Western Europe, and possibly the US; widespread crime and underground economic activity |
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