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Also Known As Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic • Republica Moldovenească • Republic of Moldova • Moldavia • Moldaviya • Republica Moldova
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Vasile Tofan
Capital Chișinău
Population (2026 est.) 2,328,000
Head Of State President: Maia Sandu
Form Of Government unitary parliamentary republic with a single legislative house (Parliament [101])
Official Language Romanian1.
Official Religion none
Official Name Republica Moldova (Republic of Moldova)
Total Area (Sq Km) 33,843
Total Area (Sq Mi) 13,067
Monetary Unit Moldovan leu (plural lei)2
Population Rank (2026) 145
Population Projection 2030 3,192,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 178.2
Density: Persons Per Km (2026) 68.8
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2023) 42.9% • Rural: (2023) 57.1%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2024) 67.6 years • Female: (2024) 76.4 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2024) 16,522
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2024) 6,880
1Moldovan, a form of Romanian, is the state (official) language per the constitution (1994), but in 2013 the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of Romanian, as so noted in the Declaration of Independence (1991), as the state language.2The Transdniestrian ruble is the official currency of Transdniestria.

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Moldova
Map of Moldova showing its national boundaries with Romania and Ukraine, major cities including Chisinau, Tiraspol, Balti, and Cahul, and key rivers. An inset locator map highlights Moldova's position in eastern Europe near the Black Sea.
Map highlighting Moldova in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania and Ukraine, with its capital city Chisinau labeled. Surrounding countries including Russia, Belarus, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Turkey are also shown for regional context.
Map of Moldova highlighting its physical features, including major rivers, the Codri Hills, Codri Nature Reserve, and Mount Balanesti, the country's highest point. The map shows Moldova bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south, with the Black Sea nearby to the southeast. An inset locator map indicates Moldova's position in eastern Europe.
Wide view of the Dniester River curving through a green valley in Moldova, with small villages and fields along the riverbanks under a blue sky.
A wide, busy boulevard in Chisinau, Moldova, with cars and buses traveling in both directions, flanked by greenery and modern apartment buildings in the background.
Dniester River valley
Large white neoclassical building with tall columns and a central tower, identified as Town Hall, Tiraspol, Moldova, with evergreen trees in front and a street in the foreground.
Tall, light-colored stone bell tower with arched openings and a domed top topped by a cross, standing alone against a clear blue sky in Chisinau, Moldova.
Large red triangular monument with five angled pillars forming an open arch, commemorating Victory in the Second World War, in a park setting in Chisinau, Moldova.
National anthem of Moldova
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