Republic of Moldova |
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Anthem: "Limba noastră"
(English: "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′N28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E / 47.000; 28.917 |
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| Official languages | Romanian (also called Moldovan)[1][2] |
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Recognised minority
languages | [3][4][5] |
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| Ethnic groups | 75.1% Moldovan[a]
7.0% Romanian
6.6% Ukrainian
4.6% Gagauz
4.1% Russian
1.9% Bulgarian
0.36% Romani
0.07% Poles
0.89% Other |
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| Religion | 91.8% Christianity
—90.1% Eastern Orthodoxy
—1.7% Other Christian
5.5% No religion
2.4% Unspecified
0.3% Other[6] |
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| Demonym(s) | Moldovan |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutionalsecularrepublic |
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| Maia Sandu |
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| Natalia Gavrilița |
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| Igor Grosu |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| 1346 |
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| 1812 |
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| 15 December 1917 |
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| 9 April 1918 |
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| 12 October 1924 |
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| 2 August 1940 |
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| 27 August 1991b |
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| 2 March 1992 |
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| 29 July 1994 |
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| 33,843.5[7] km2 (13,067.0 sq mi) (135th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.4 (including Transnistria) |
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• Excluding Transnistria | 30,334 km2 (11,712 sq mi) [b] |
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• 1 January 2021 estimate |  2,597,100 [9]
(excludes Transnistria) (138nd) |
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• Density | 85.5[10]/km2 (221.4/sq mi) (125th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total |  $35.906 billion[11] (134st) |
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• Per capita | $13,879[11] (118th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $11.998 billion[11] (144nd) |
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• Per capita | $4,638[11] (123th) |
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| Gini (2018) |  25.7[12]
low |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.750[13]
high · 90th |
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| Currency | Moldovan leu (MDL) |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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| UTC+3 (EEST) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +373 |
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| ISO 3166 code | MD |
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| Internet TLD | .md |
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2,597,100 
$35.906 billion
25.7