Portal:Moldova

Largest cities of Moldova
	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

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Moldova (/mɒlˈdoʊvə/ (listen) mol-DOH-və, sometimes UK: /ˈmɒldəvə/ MOL-də-və; Romanian pronunciation: [mɔːlˈdɔːva]), officially the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Republica Moldova), is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway region of Transnistria lies across the Dniester on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova's capital and largest city is Chișinău.

Most of Moldovan territory was a part of the Principality of Moldavia from the 14th century until 1812, when it was ceded to the Russian Empire by the Ottoman Empire (to which Moldavia was a vassal state) and became known as Bessarabia. In 1856, southern Bessarabia was returned to Moldavia, which three years later united with Wallachia to form Romania, but Russian rule was restored over the whole of the region in 1878. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, Bessarabia briefly became an autonomous state within the Russian Republic, known as the Moldavian Democratic Republic. In February 1918, the Moldavian Democratic Republic declared independence and then integrated into Romania later that year following a vote of its assembly. The decision was disputed by Soviet Russia, which in 1924 established, within the Ukrainian SSR, a Moldavian autonomous republic (MASSR) on partially Moldovan-inhabited territories to the east of Bessarabia.

In 1940, as a consequence of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Romania was compelled to cede Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, leading to the creation of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic (Moldavian SSR), which included the greater part of Bessarabia and the westernmost strip of the former MASSR (east of the Dniester River). On 27 August 1991, as the dissolution of the Soviet Union was underway, the Moldavian SSR declared independence and took the name Moldova. The constitution of Moldova was adopted in 1994. The strip of the Moldovan territory on the east bank of the Dniester has been under the de facto control of the breakaway government of Transnistria since 1990. (Full article...)

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Transnistria in relation to Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania

Moldova–Transnistria relations are the political and economic relations between the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria (officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic), an unrecognized state between the Dniester River and Ukraine. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union, political tensions in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic led to Transnistria declaring independence from Moldova, culminating in the Transnistrian War of 1992. As part of the ceasefire agreement ending the war, a Joint Control Commission composed of Moldovan, Transnistrian, and Russian forces was established to supervise the demilitarized zone which was located in the Transnistrian region. The Joint Control Commission still supervises the zone, and negotiations to resolve the dispute are ongoing. The negotiations are supported by the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the United States, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). (Full article...)

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Image 1Modernist campus of the Alecu Russo State University of Bălți
Image 2A view of Otaci, which is located on the southwestern bank of the Dniester River, which at that point forms the northeastern border of Moldova, July 2006. Here Otaci is seen from the Ukrainian town of Mohyliv-Podilskyi. The tower block in the foreground collapsed in 2019.
Image 3Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016
Image 4Moldovan ballet dancer Alina Nanu
Image 5Flag of Gagauzia
Image 6Presidential Palace, Chișinău
Image 7A map of Moldova, 2001
Image 8SunStroke Project during the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv
Image 9The Mileștii Mici winery has the world's largest wine cellars by bottle count, with over 1.5 million bottles of wine.^[1]
Image 10A satellite view of Moldova, 2003
Image 11Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016
Image 12A view of Chişinău in winter, 2006
Image 13A view of Soroca Fort, a historic fort in the in the modern-day city of Soroca, Moldova
Image 14Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016
Image 15Orhei National Park, the only national park in the country
Image 16European Bison in Pădurea Domnească
Image 17A soldier from Moldova pulls security while conducting a company situational training exercise during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 26, 2014

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... that The "Golden Collection" from the State Enterprise Quality Wines Industrial Complex "Mileştii Mici" was recognized by the Guinness World Records as "the biggest wine collection in the world" on the 19th of August 2005. It contains over 1,5 million bottles of different types of wine – dry wines, dessert and sparkling wines.

...that according to the legend, voivode Dragoş founded Moldova as the result of an aurochs hunt. This is the popular explanation of aurochs head depicted on the coat of arms of Moldova.

...that only five of twelve stanzas of the original poem by Alexei Mateevici are included in the national anthem of Moldova.

...that Moldavian SSR had population density 128.2 people/km² and was the most densely populated republic of the Soviet Union.

...that Christian Orthodox is the predominant religion in Moldova. 98% of believers belong to the Orthodox Church, and its traditions are tightly entwined with the culture and patrimony of the country.

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Image 1Moldova has geological and climatic conditions which are favorable for viticulture (from Moldovan wine)
Image 2Mileștii Mici – the world's largest wine cellars (from Moldovan wine)
Image 3The administrative map of Greater Romania in 1930 (from History of Moldova)
Image 4Gubernya of Bessarabia, 1883 (from History of Moldova)
Image 5Tochitură (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 6Fresco of Stephen the Great at Voroneț Monastery (from History of Moldova)
Image 7A popular Moldovan dish of Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (sarma), accompanied by sauerkraut and mămăligă. (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 8Moldovan Chardonnay (from Moldovan wine)
Image 9Tiraspol, 1941 (from History of Moldova)
Image 10Museum of Fine Arts, 1939 (from History of Moldova)
Image 11Traditional Moldovan costumes in Chișinău (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 12Chișinău water carrier (from History of Moldova)
Image 13The territories of the Bolohoveni according to A. V. Boldur (from History of Moldova)
Image 14Cucuteni-Trypillian culture boundaries (from History of Moldova)
Image 15The Roman provinces of Dacia (purple) and Moesia Inferior (green) (from History of Moldova)
Image 16Transnistrian region of Moldova (from History of Moldova)
Image 17The lands of the Lower Danube in Roman times (from History of Moldova)
Image 18Romanian Literature Museum, Chișinău (from History of Moldova)
Image 19National Enoteca at Cricova (from Moldovan wine)
Image 20Mămăligă with cheese and greaves (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 21Borș de burechiușe (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 222009 civil unrest (from History of Moldova)
Image 23Mimi Wine Castle (from Moldovan wine)
Image 24A popular Moldovan dish of sarmale (stuffed cabbage rolls), accompanied by sauerkraut and mămăligă (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 25Triumphal Arch (from History of Moldova)
Image 26Măzărache Church in the 19th century (from History of Moldova)
Image 27Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni (from History of Moldova)
Image 28Wedding in the village Tașlîc, 1960s (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 29Sultan Suleiman I taking control of Moldova (from History of Moldova)
Image 30Moldavia and the modern boundaries (from History of Moldova)
Image 312002 protests (from History of Moldova)
Image 32Agriculture in Moldova, 1941 (from History of Moldova)
Image 33Declaration of unification of Bessarabia and Romania (from History of Moldova)
Image 34Meatballs (chiftele) (from Moldovan cuisine)

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