Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova
(Romanian)
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Anthem: Limba noastră "Our language" |
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Location of Moldova in Europe (green)
and its uncontrolled territory of Transnistria (light green) |
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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
(2024; excl.
Transnistria)
[6]
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77.18% Moldovans 7.90% Romanians[a] 4.93% Ukrainians 4.23% Gagauzes 3.24% Russians 1.59% Bulgarians 0.93% other |
Religion
(2024; 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) |
• 2024 census
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2,424,033[6][c] |
• Density
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82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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Gini (2021) | ![]() low inequality |
HDI (2022) | ![]() high (86th) |
Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (
DST)
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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" |
|
![]()
Location of Moldova in Europe (green)
and its uncontrolled territory of Transnistria (light green) |
|
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
(2024; excl.
Transnistria)
[6]
|
77.18% Moldovans 7.90% Romanians[a] 4.93% Ukrainians 4.23% Gagauzes 3.24% Russians 1.59% Bulgarians 0.93% other |
Religion
(2024; 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
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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) |
• 2024 census
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2,424,033[6][c] |
• Density
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82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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Gini (2021) | ![]() low inequality |
HDI (2022) | ![]() high (86th) |
Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+3 (EEST) |
Drives on | Right |
Calling code | +373 |
ISO 3166 code | MD |
Internet TLD | .md |
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