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![]() Location: Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Population: 4.5 million (1995 estimate) Capital: Chisinau Comparative area: Slightly more than twice the size of Hawaii Religions: Eastern Orthodox 98.5 percent, Jewish 1.5 percent, Baptist (only about 1,000 members) (1991) (Note: The large majority of churchgoers are ethnic Moldovan) Landscape: Rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1993 Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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