Moldova
Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe. Its capital is Chișinău. About 2.4 million people live there (2024). It covers 33,844 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- People (2024)
- 2.4 million
- Area
- 33,844 km²
- Currency
- Moldovan leu
Moldova at a glance
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Population
- 2,409,207 (2024)
- Area
- 33,844 km² (13,067 mi²)
- People are called
- Moldavian, Moldovan
- Official languages
- Romanian
- Currency
- Moldovan leu
- GDP (nominal)
- US$14 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 69 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.767 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 26 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 3% (2014)
- Government
- parliamentary republic, unitary state
- Head of state
- Maia Sandu (since 2020)
- Head of government
- Vasile Tofan (since 2026)
- Country codes
- MD, MDA
- Calling code
- +373
- Internet domain
- .md
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 47.25°, 28.516667°
Moldova and its neighbours
Moldova borders Ukraine and Romania. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Moldova
- Neighbours
Divisions of Moldova
- Anenii Noi District
- Basarabeasca District
- Briceni District
- Cahul District
- Cantemir District
- Călărași District
- Căușeni District
- Cimișlia District
- Criuleni District
- Dondușeni District
- Drochia District
- Dubăsari District
- Edineț District
- Fălești District
- Florești District
- Glodeni District
- Hîncești District
- Ialoveni District
- Leova District
- Nisporeni District
- Ocnița District
- Orhei District
- Rezina District
- Rîșcani District
- Sîngerei District
- Soroca District
- Strășeni District
- Șoldănești District
- Ștefan Vodă District
- Taraclia District
- Telenești District
- Ungheni District
- Chișinău Municipality
- Bălți Municipality
- Bender Municipality
- Gagauzia
- Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester
Member of
- United Nations
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Eurocontrol
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Group on Earth Observations
and 10 more organisations.
How far are you from Moldova?
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Questions
What is the capital of Moldova?
The capital of Moldova is Chișinău.
What is the population of Moldova?
Moldova has about 2,409,207 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Moldova?
Moldova covers 33,844 square kilometres (13,067 square miles).
What currency does Moldova use?
The Moldovan leu.
What language is spoken in Moldova?
The official language of Moldova is Romanian.
Which countries border Moldova?
Moldova shares a border with Ukraine and Romania.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.