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Hitchhiking is quite popular in Moldova, although usually you have to pay for it, a price equal to the price of the trip in same direction.

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Language: Moldovan
Capital: Chişinău
Population: 4,128,047
Currency: Moldovan leu (MDL)
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But if you are foreign there is a possibility to not pay for the trip, it just depends with every driver you go.

To hitchhike in Moldova is not prohibited or outlawed, so you can freely hitchhike without any restrictions. In order to hitchhike you must stay on the side of the road and raise your hand (so that the hand should be parallel with the ground), raising the thumb it is not used, although the driver, possibly, will understand what you mean. Don't hesitate to stop any car you see, just don't create some car accident situation.

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Though the official language of Moldova is called Moldovan, it is really Romanian, identical to the Romanian spoken in Romania. Most people will understand and speak Russian as well.

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Since 2007 visitors from the US, EU, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Russia, Switzerland and Japan do not require a visa.

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