rman; Democratic Party, Gheorghe GHIMPU, chairman;
Democratic Labor Party, Alexandru ARSENI, chairman; Reform Party,
Anatol SELARU; Republican Party, Victor PUSCAS; Socialist Party,
Valeriu SENIC, cochairman; Communist Party, Vladimir VORONIN,
cochairman; Peasants and Intellectuals Bloc

Other political or pressure groups: United Council of Labor
Collectives (UCLC), Igor SMIRNOV, chairman; Congress of Intellectuals,
Alexandru MOSANU; The Ecology Movement of Moldova (EMM), G. MALARCHUK,
chairman; The Christian Democratic League of Women of Moldova (CDLWM),
L. LARI, chairman; National Christian Party of Moldova (NCPM), D.
TODIKE, M. BARAGA, V. NIKU, leaders; The Peoples Movement Gagauz
Khalky (GKh), S. GULGAR, leader; The Democratic Party of Gagauzia
(DPG), G. SAVOSTIN, chairman; The Alliance of Working People of
Moldova (AWPM), G. POLOGOV, president; Christian Alliance for Greater
Romania; Stefan the Great Movement; Liberal Convention of Moldova;
Association of Victims of Repression; Christian Democratic Youth
League

Member of: BSEC, CE (guest), CIS, EBRD, ECE, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, ILO,
IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU,
NACC, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Nicolae TAU
chancery: Suites 329, 333, 1511 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
telephone: [1] (202) 783-3012
FAX: [1] (202) 783-3342

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Mary C. PENDLETON
embassy: Strada Alexei Mateevich #103, Chisinau
mailing address: use embassy street address
telephone: [373] (2) 23-37-72
FAX: [373] (2) 23-30-44

Flag: same color scheme as Romania - 3 equal vertical bands of blue
(hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman
eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a
yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons
and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield
divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized ox head, star,
rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow

@Moldova:Economy

Overview: Moldova enjoys a favorable climate and good farmland but has
no major mineral deposits. As a result, Moldova's economy is primarily
based on agriculture, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco.
Moldova must import all of its supplies of oil, coal, and natura