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Moldova, formerly part of Romania, and then the Soviet Union, is sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. Moldova is landlocked, and the smallest and most densely populated of the former Soviet republics.

After becoming independent in 1990, Moldova's desire to reunify with Romania and discrimination against Slavs provoked six months of bitter war in 1992. An uneasy Russian army-controlled peace prevails, but no political solution is in sight.

Severe persecution under Communism and the renewed political influence of the Orthodox Church makes it difficult for evangelicals to receive equal treatment. Their numbers are growing rapidly, but they face many difficulties.