Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova
(Romanian)
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Anthem: Limba noastră "Our language" |
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Capital
and largest city
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Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E / 47.000; 28.917 |
Official language and national language |
Romanian[1][2] |
Recognised minority languages[3][4][5] |
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Ethnic groups
(2014; excl.
Transnistria)
[6]
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82.07% Moldovans / Romanians[a] 6.57% Ukrainians 4.57% Gagauzes 4.06% Russians 1.88% Bulgarians 0.85% other |
Religion
(2014; excl. Transnistria)
[6]
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Demonym(s) | Moldovan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Maia Sandu | |
Dorin Recean | |
Igor Grosu | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Formation | |
1346 | |
1812 | |
15 December 1917 | |
9 April 1918 | |
12 October 1924 | |
2 August 1940 | |
2 November 1990 | |
27 August 1991a | |
•
Constitution adopted
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29 July 1994 |
Area | |
• Incl. Transnistria
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33,843[7] km2 (13,067 sq mi) (135th) |
• Water (%)
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1.4 (incl. Transnistria) |
• Excl. Transnistria
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30,334 km2 (11,712 sq mi)[b] |
Population | |
• January 2024 estimate
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2,423,300[9][c] (140th) |
• 2014 census
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2,804,801[6][c] |
• Density
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82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$45.407 billion[10][c] (136th) |
• Per capita
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$18,524[10] (91st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$18.062 billion[10][c] (130th) |
• Per capita
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$7,368[10] (92nd) |
Gini (2021) | 25.7[11] low inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.763[12] high (86th) |
Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +373 |
ISO 3166 code | MD |
Internet TLD | .md |
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Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova
(Romanian)
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: Limba noastră "Our language" |
|
Capital
and largest city
|
Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E / 47.000; 28.917 |
Official language and national language |
Romanian[1][2] |
Recognised minority languages[3][4][5] |
|
Ethnic groups
(2014; excl.
Transnistria)
[6]
|
82.07% Moldovans / Romanians[a] 6.57% Ukrainians 4.57% Gagauzes 4.06% Russians 1.88% Bulgarians 0.85% other |
Religion
(2014; excl. Transnistria)
[6]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Moldovan |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Maia Sandu | |
Dorin Recean | |
Igor Grosu | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Formation | |
1346 | |
1812 | |
15 December 1917 | |
9 April 1918 | |
12 October 1924 | |
2 August 1940 | |
2 November 1990 | |
27 August 1991a | |
•
Constitution adopted
|
29 July 1994 |
Area | |
• Incl. Transnistria
|
33,843[7] km2 (13,067 sq mi) (135th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.4 (incl. Transnistria) |
• Excl. Transnistria
|
30,334 km2 (11,712 sq mi)[b] |
Population | |
• January 2024 estimate
|
2,423,300[9][c] (140th) |
• 2014 census
|
2,804,801[6][c] |
• Density
|
82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$45.407 billion[10][c] (136th) |
• Per capita
|
$18,524[10] (91st) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$18.062 billion[10][c] (130th) |
• Per capita
|
$7,368[10] (92nd) |
Gini (2021) | 25.7[11] low inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.763[12] high (86th) |
Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
Drives on | right |
Calling code | +373 |
ISO 3166 code | MD |
Internet TLD | .md |
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