Moldova
Republic of Moldova
Moldova sits in Eastern Europe and uses MDL - Moldovan leu (L). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Chisinau
567K
Tiraspol
133.8K
Bălţi
91K
Population
2.4M
2,381,325 people
Area
33.8K km2
33,846 square kilometers
Density
70/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Chișinău
47.01, 28.9
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Moldova, officially listed here as Republic of Moldova, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Moldova, MD, MDA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Moldova is grouped under Europe, more specifically Eastern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,381,325 people and a land area of 33,846 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 70 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 47, 29, while the capital coordinate reference is 47.01, 28.9. Moldova shares listed land borders with ROU, UKR, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Chișinău (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Chisinau, Tiraspol, Bălţi, Bender and Rîbniţa. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Moldova, capital of Moldova, and major urban areas in Moldova. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Moldova uses calling code +373, postal format MD-####, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists MDL - Moldovan leu (L), while language records include Romanian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as MD. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.8 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Moldova profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
MD / MDA
Top-level domains
.md
Continents
Europe
Border countries
ROU, UKR
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
MD
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Moldova is represented by the MD country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Chisinau
Chişinău
567,038
primary
#2
Tiraspol
Stînga Nistrului
133,807
admin
#3
Bălţi
Bălţi
90,954
admin
#4
Bender
Bender
76,158
admin
#5
Rîbniţa
Stînga Nistrului
47,900
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+373
Postal format
MD-####
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Romanian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.8
2023