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

Republic of Moldova Republica Moldova  (Romanian)
Anthem:
Location of Moldova (green) and Transnistria (light green) in Europe.
Capital	Chișinău 47°0′N 28°55′E / 47.000°N 28.917°E / 47.000; 28.917
Official languages	Romanian
Russian
Demonym(s)	Moldovan
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Maia Sandu
• Prime minister	Dorin Recean
Legislature	Parliament
Independence from the USSR
• Sovereignty declared	23 June 1990
• Independence declared	27 August 1991b
• Recognized	25 December 1991
• Constitution adopted	29 July 1994
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (138th)
• Water (%)	1.4
Population
• 2014 estimate	2,913,281 (excluding Transnistria) (133rd)
• 2004 census	3,383,332 (excluding Transnistria) 3,938,679 (including Transnistria)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (101st)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$18.057 billion
• Per capita	$5,082
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$6.084 billion
• Per capita	$1,712
Gini (2010)	▼ 33.0 medium
HDI (2014)	0.693 medium · 107th
Currency	Leu (MDL)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+373
ISO 3166 code	MD
Internet TLD	.md
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.

Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe. Its full name is the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldovacode: ro is deprecated ,  listen (info • help).) It used to be called Moldavia. It borders Ukraine to the east and Romania to the west.