Despite its tiny size, the Moldavians have accepted other races with open arms. They have had a decent ethnic population of Ukrainians, Russians and Jews. Moldova has always had a strong Romanian influence despite soviet intervention and war. Previously it was recognized as a largely rural populace. Despite its miniature status it did have a strong economy that thrived on canned food production and has had a good vegetable produce. Its official languages are Moldovan and Russian and its capital city is Chi?in?u/Kishinev. Moldavia has enjoyed great development with the previous USSR budget favoring it. In the past Moldavia has also braved a massive famine about 60 years earlier.