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	723,500 (2012)	11	Comrat³	25,600 (2012)
	2	Tiraspol²	148,900 (2011)	12	Ceadîr-Lunga³	22,800 (2012)
	3	Bălți¹	144,300 (2012)	13	Strășeni³	21,200 (2012)
	4	Bender²	93,700 (2011)	14	Drochia³	20,400 (2012)
	5	Rîbnița²	50,100 (2011)	15	Edineț³	20,200 (2012)
	6	Cahul³	41,100 (2012)	16	Căușeni³	19,900 (2012)
	7	Ungheni³	38,100 (2012)	17	Durlești	18,700 (2012)
	8	Soroca³	37,500 (2012)	18	Fălești	17,800 (2012)
	9	Orhei³	33,500 (2012)	19	Hîncești	16,900 (2012)
	10	Dubăsari³	25,700 (2011)	20	Vulcănești	16,900 (2012)
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

Moldova (ⁱ/mɒlˈdoʊvə, mɔːl-/ or sometimes UK /ˈmɒldəvə/), or Moldavia, 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. The capital city is Chișinău.