Gagauzia

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Gagauzia is an autonomous territorial unit in southern Moldova, predominantly inhabited by the Turkic-speaking Gagauz people and known for its distinct cultural and political status within the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous region
autonomous territorial unit
administrativeCenter Comrat
borderWith Moldovan region of Taraclia
Ukraine
capital Comrat
continent Europe
country Moldova
culturalIdentity Turkic-speaking Orthodox Christian population
dateEstablished 1994
ethnicGroup Bulgarians
Gagauz people
linked to: Gagauz

Moldovans
Russians
Ukrainians
ethnicMajority Gagauz people
linked to: Gagauz
executiveTitle Bashkan
hasAutonomyStatus territorial autonomy
hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Gagauzia
hasExecutiveHead Bashkan of Gagauzia
hasFlag Flag of Gagauzia
hasLegislature People's Assembly of Gagauzia
hasMunicipality Ceadîr-Lunga
Comrat
Vulcănești
hasPoliticalStatus autonomous territorial unit
hasReferendumOnStatus 1994 autonomy settlement
hasRightToSelfDeterminationIf Moldova loses independence
languageFamilyOfMajority Oghuz branch of Turkic languages
largestCity Comrat
legalStatusGrantedBy Constitution of Moldova
Law on the Special Legal Status of Gagauzia
legislatureType unicameral parliament
locatedIn southern Moldova
officialLanguage Gagauz
Romanian
Russian
partOf Republic of Moldova
linked to: Moldova
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
sunflower cultivation
wine production
religionMajority Eastern Orthodoxy
sovereignState Moldova
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
usesScript Cyrillic script for Gagauz language

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Gagauz autonomousRegionIn Gagauzia
Comrat locatedIn Gagauzia
Comrat capitalOf Gagauzia
Comrat administrativeCenterOf Gagauzia
Comrat culturalCenterOf Gagauzia
TÜRKSOY observer Gagauzia
Law on the Special Legal Status of Gagauzia establishes Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia
linked to: Gagauzia
People's Assembly of Gagauzia partOf autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia
linked to: Gagauzia
Bashkan appliesToJurisdiction Gagauzia
Bashkan represents Gagauzia
Flag of Gagauzia represents Gagauzia
Flag of Gagauzia usedBy Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia
linked to: Gagauzia
Taraclia District borderedBy Gagauzia
subject linked to: Moldovan region of Taraclia
Taraclia District hasCulturalTiesWith Gagauzia
subject linked to: Moldovan region of Taraclia
Ceadîr-Lunga locatedIn Gagauzia
Ceadîr-Lunga governedWithin autonomous administration of Gagauzia
linked to: Gagauzia
Coat of arms of Gagauzia appliesToJurisdiction Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia
linked to: Gagauzia
Vulcănești locatedIn Gagauzia
Vulcănești partOf Gagauzia