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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) |
|
| 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[1][2] |
Romanian |
| Recognised minority languages[3][4][5] |
|
| Ethnic groups | 77.2% Moldovans 7.9% Romanians 4.9% Ukrainians 4.2% Gagauzes 3.2% Russians 1.6% Bulgarians 0.9% others |
| 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
|
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) |
|
• 2024 census
|
2,424,033[6][c] |
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• Density
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82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
 $46.365 billion[10][c] (136th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$19,678[10] (93th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$19.462 billion[10][c] (130th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$8,260[10] (89nd) |
| Gini (2021) |  25.7[11]low inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.785[12] high (86th) |
| Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Calling code | 373 |
| ISO 3166 code | MD |
| Internet TLD | .md |
|
|
|
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[1][2] |
Romanian |
| Recognised minority languages[3][4][5] |
|
| Ethnic groups | 77.2% Moldovans 7.9% Romanians 4.9% Ukrainians 4.2% Gagauzes 3.2% Russians 1.6% Bulgarians 0.9% others |
| 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
|
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) |
|
• 2024 census
|
2,424,033[6][c] |
|
• Density
|
82.8/km2 (214.5/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$46.365 billion[10][c] (136th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$19,678[10] (93th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$19.462 billion[10][c] (130th) |
|
• Per capita
|
$8,260[10] (89nd) |
| Gini (2021) | 25.7[11] low inequality |
| HDI (2023) | 0.785[12] high (86th) |
| Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
|
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Calling code | 373 |
| ISO 3166 code | MD |
| Internet TLD | .md |
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