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INDEPENDENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA · 27 AUGUST 1991
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1991 – present · Independence, the Transnistria Conflict and the Road to Europe
7 EVENTS
27 Aug 1991 · Declaration of Independence 2 REFS
21 Jul 1992 · The Transnistria war and ceasefire 2 REFS
1940 – 1991 · Soviet Moldavia: Annexation, Famine and Deportation
4 EVENTS
28 Jun 1940 · Soviet annexation of Bessarabia 2 REFS
2 Aug 1940 · Creation of the Moldavian SSR 2 REFS
1917 – 1940 · Union with Romania and the Soviet Creation of a Moldavian Republic
4 EVENTS
15 Dec 1917 · Moldavian Democratic Republic proclaimed 2 REFS
27 Mar 1918 · Union of Bessarabia with Romania 2 REFS
1812 – 1917 · Russian Bessarabia
4 EVENTS
28 May 1812 · Annexation of Bessarabia 2 REFS
1828–1829 · Curtailment of Bessarabian autonomy 2 REFS
1504 – 1812 · Ottoman Vassalage and the Phanariot Century
3 EVENTS
16th century · Moldavia becomes an Ottoman tributary 2 REFS
1711 · Beginning of Phanariot rule 2 REFS
c. 1349 – 1504 · The Principality of Moldavia and the Golden Age of Stephen the Great
4 EVENTS
c. 1349 · Founding of the Principality of Moldavia 2 REFS
1457–1504 · Reign of Stephen the Great 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Chișinău
Population
3.5 m
Area
33,846 km²
Region
Eastern Europe
Languages
Moldavian
Currency
Moldovan leu (L)
Demonym
Moldovan
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$20 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$8,622’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
2.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
7.8%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
92.7%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
2.4 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
43.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.7’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
99.4%’14 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
61.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
60.0’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
56.3’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
54.1’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
54.2’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
42.0’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
6.7%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
4.02’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
16.5’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
84.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
75.8%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
99.4%’14 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
6.6%’23 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
107.6%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
99.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
74.7%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.2%’24 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
650’24 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
77.4%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
120’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
2.9%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
32,930 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
11.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
74.1%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
3.4’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
21.4%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.2%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
0.6%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$111 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
6,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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