Modolva

Republic of Moldova Republica Moldova (Romanian)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Limba Noastră "Our Language"
Location of Moldova (green) and Transnistria (light green) in Europe.
Capital and largest city	Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E / 47.000; 28.917
Official languages	Romanian ^a
Recognised regional languages	Gagauz Ukrainian
Inter-ethnic languages	Russian
Demonym	Moldovan
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Igor Dodon
• Prime minister	Pavel Filip
• President of the Parliament	Andrian Candu
Legislature	Parliament
Independence from the USSR
• Sovereignty declared	23 June 1990
• Independence declared	27 August 1991^b
•	21 December 1991
• Recognized	25 December 1991
• United Nations membership	2 March 1992
• Constitution adopted	29 July 1994
Area
• Including Transnistria	33,846 km² (13,068 sq mi) (135th)
• Water (%)	1.4 (including Transnistria)
• Excluding Transnistria	29,683 km² (11,461 sq mi)
Population
• 2014 census	2,998,235 (excluding Transnistria)
• Density	105/km² (271.9/sq mi) (101st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$20 billion
• Per capita	$5,657
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$8 billion
• Per capita	$2,240
Gini (2014)	26.8 low
HDI (2015)	0.699 medium · 107th
Currency	Leu (MDL)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+373
Patron saint	Saint George
ISO 3166 code	MD
Internet TLD	.md
Website Official website
As determined by the Moldovan Declaration of Independence, which the Constitutional court of Moldova found to take precedence over Article 13 of the Constitution, which uses the name "Moldovan". Date of proclamation. Independence subsequently finalized with the dissolution of the USSR in December 1991.

Largest cities of Moldova
Chișinău Tiraspol	Rank	City	Urban	Rank	City	Urban	Bălți Bender
	1	Chișinău¹	644,204 (2014)	11	Comrat³	20,113 (2014)
	2	Tiraspol²	129,500 (2015)	12	Strășeni³	18,376 (2014)
	3	Bălți¹	102,457 (2014)	13	Durlești³	17,210 (2014)
	4	Bender²	91,000 (2015)	14	Ceadîr-Lunga³	16,605 (2014)
	5	Rîbnița²	46,000 (2015)	15	Căușeni³	15,939 (2014)
	6	Ungheni³	30,804 (2014)	16	Codru³	15,934 (2014)
	7	Cahul³	30,018 (2014)	17	Edineț	15,520 (2014)
	8	Soroca³	22,196 (2014)	18	Drochia	13,150 (2014)
	9	Orhei³	21,065 (2014)	19	Ialoveni	12,515 (2014)
	10	Dubăsari³	25,700 (2011)	20	Hîncești	12,491 (2014)
Source: Moldovan Census (2004); Note: 1.World Gazetteer. Moldova: largest cities 2004. 2.Pridnestrovie.net 2004 Census 2004. 3. National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova

Coordinates: 47°N 29°E / 47°N 29°E / 47; 29

Moldova (/mɒlˈdoʊvə, mɔːl-/ ( listen) or sometimes UK: /ˈmɒldəvə/), officially the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldova, listen ), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south (by way of the disputed territory of Transnistria). The capital city is Chișinău.

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