Republic of Moldova
Republica Moldova
Republica Moldova
Government type Parliamentary republic
Area 33,847 km² (13,068 sq mi)
Population 2,998,000 inh. (2014 census - without Transnistria)
Population 3,035,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 90 inh/km² (232 inh/mi²)
Area 33,847 km² (13,068 sq mi)
Population 2,998,000 inh. (2014 census - without Transnistria)
Population 3,035,000 inh. (2024 est.)
Population density 90 inh/km² (232 inh/mi²)
Capital Chisinau (639,000 pop.)
Currency Moldovan leu
Human development index 0.767 (80th place)
Languages Moldovan (official), Ukrainian, Russian, Gagauz
Life expectancy M 67 years, F 75 years
Currency Moldovan leu
Human development index 0.767 (80th place)
Languages Moldovan (official), Ukrainian, Russian, Gagauz
Life expectancy M 67 years, F 75 years
Note
The region of Transnistria (Pridnestrovie in Russian), located in the eastern part of Moldova (between the Dnieper - Nistru in Moldavian, hence the name - and Ukraine), declared itself independent in September 1990, but is not officially recognized by any Country. The full name of the region is Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika; it is 3,664 km² wide (including the city of Tighina, officially Moldovan territory, but in fact under the control of Transnistria) and has 466,000 inhabitants; data from the census held in 2015 gave the following ethnic division: 34% Russians, 33% Moldovans, 27% Ukrainians, 6% others; meanwhile many Moldovans have emigrated to the west of the Dnieper, while Russians and Ukrainians have followed the opposite route. The capital is Tiraspol (134,000 pop.), the other main cities are Tighina (91,000 pop.) and Rabnita (47,900 pop.).
GEOGRAPHY DATA OF MOLDOVA
Largest cities
Chisinau 639,000 pop.
Tiraspol 134,000 pop.
Balti 93,900 pop.
Tighina 91,000 pop.
Highest mountains
Balanesti 428 m (1,404 ft)
Longest rivers
Danube 2,858 km (1,776 mi) total, 570 meters (1,870 feet) in Moldova
Dniester 1,370 km (851 mi) total, 660 km (410 mi) in Moldova
Prut 926 km (575 mi) total, 695 km (432 mi) in Moldova
Raut 286 km (178 mi)
Largest lakes
Dubasari (artificial) 67 km² (26 sq mi)
Lake Beleu 6 km² (2.3 sq mi)
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF MOLDOVA
Moldova is administratively divided into 32 districts, 2 municipalities (Chisinau and Balti) and 2 semi-autonomous regions, Gagauzia and Transnistria, which in the same period in which Moldova broke away from the former Soviet Union also declared independent and which has its own government, with Tiraspol as its capital, the second most populous city in the country; Tighina is on paper a municipality of Moldova, but is controlled by Transnistria.Only 4 cities exceed 50,000 inhabitants, with another 27 urban centers having a population higher than ten thousand people, but are often close to this threshold.