Location: central Moldova
altitude: 80 meters above the sea level
city’s area 210 of sq. km , 635 sq. km in municipality(0.5% of Moldova’s territory)
population: 712,000 citizens
ethnic mix: ethnics in Moldova include Belorussian 20,000, Crimean Turkish 1,859, German 7,000, Russian 562,000, Ukrainian 600,000, Tatar, possibly Yiddish.
religion: Roman Catholic, Jewish, Eastern Orthodox
country dialing code: 373
city dialing code: 22
time zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October)
electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard
average January temp:-5 °C (23 °F)
average July temp: 25 °C (77 °F)
annual rainfall: 1000 mm (39,4 inches)