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Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of 33,843 km² (13,067 sq mi) and a population of 2.38 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.

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. Still, Russian rule was restored over the entire region in 1878. During the 1917 Russian Revolution, Bessarabia briefly became an autonomous state within the Russian Republic. In February 1918, it 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 so-called Moldavian autonomous republic 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).

On 27 August 1991, as the dissolution of the Soviet Union was underway, the Moldavian SSR declared independence and took the name Moldova. But, the strip of 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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Tiraspol (Moldovan Cyrillic: Тираспол, pronounced [tiˈraspol]; also Tirișpolea/Тиришполя; Russian: Тирасполь, pronounced [tʲɪˈraspəlʲ]; Ukrainian: Тирасполь, romanized: Tyraspol', pronounced [tɪˈrɑspolʲ]) is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third-largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of culture, economy, tourism, and light industry, such as furniture and electrical goods production.

The modern city of Tiraspol was founded by the Russian generalissimo Alexander Suvorov in 1792, although the area had been inhabited for thousands of years by varying ethnic groups. The city celebrates its anniversary every year on 14 October. (Full article...)

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Image 1European Bison in Pădurea Domnească
Image 2A 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
Image 3A view of Chişinău in winter, 2006
Image 4A map of Moldova, 2001
Image 5Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016
Image 6The Mileștii Mici winery has the world's largest wine cellars by bottle count, with over 1.5 million bottles of wine.^[1]
Image 7A 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 8A satellite view of Moldova, 2003
Image 9Flag of Gagauzia
Image 10Moldovan ballet dancer Alina Nanu
Image 11Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016
Image 12A view of Soroca Fort, a historic fort in the modern-day city of Soroca, Moldova
Image 13Modernist campus of the Alecu Russo State University of Bălți
Image 14Orhei National Park, the only national park in the country
Image 15SunStroke Project during the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv
Image 16Presidential Palace, Chișinău
Image 17Chișinău Independence Day Parade, 2016

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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 1A popular Moldovan dish of Stuffed Cabbage Rolls (sarma), accompanied by sauerkraut and mămăligă. (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 2Maia Sandu at Batumi International Conference, on 19 July 2021. (from History of Moldova)
Image 3Romanian Literature Museum, Chișinău (from History of Moldova)
Image 4Transnistrian region of Moldova (from History of Moldova)
Image 5Museum of Fine Arts, 1939 (from History of Moldova)
Image 6Tiraspol, 1941 (from History of Moldova)
Image 7Triumphal Arch (from History of Moldova)
Image 82009 civil unrest (from History of Moldova)
Image 9Cucuteni–Trypillian culture boundaries (from History of Moldova)
Image 10National Enoteca at Cricova (from Moldovan wine)
Image 11Meatballs (chiftele) (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 12Chișinău water carrier (from History of Moldova)
Image 13The administrative map of Greater Romania in 1930 (from History of Moldova)
Image 14Traditional Moldovan costumes in Chișinău (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 15Moldovan Chardonnay (from Moldovan wine)
Image 16Mimi Wine Castle (from Moldovan wine)
Image 17Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Maia Sandu, President of Moldova on 31 May 2023. (from History of Moldova)
Image 18Fresco of Stephen the Great at Voroneț Monastery (from History of Moldova)
Image 19Wedding in the village Tașlîc, 1960s (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 20Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni (from History of Moldova)
Image 21The Roman provinces of Dacia (purple) and Moesia Inferior (green) (from History of Moldova)
Image 22Borș de burechiușe (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 23Gubernya of Bessarabia, 1883 (from History of Moldova)
Image 24Agriculture in Moldova, 1941 (from History of Moldova)
Image 252002 protests (from History of Moldova)
Image 26Moldova has geological and climatic conditions which are favorable for viticulture. (from Moldovan wine)
Image 27Declaration of unification of Bessarabia and Romania (from History of Moldova)
Image 28Russian soldiers in Tiraspol, Transnistria. (from History of Moldova)
Image 29A popular Moldovan dish of sarmale (stuffed cabbage rolls), accompanied by sauerkraut and mămăligă (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 30Moldavia and the modern boundaries (from History of Moldova)
Image 31A painting of Stephen the Great and his wife Marițica Bibescu, surrounded by family (from Culture of Moldova)
Image 32Mămăligă with cheese and greaves (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 33Mileștii Mici – the world's largest wine cellars (from Moldovan wine)
Image 34President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, with President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, 27 June 2022. (from History of Moldova)
Image 35Măzărache Church in the 19th century (from History of Moldova)
Image 36Tochitură (from Moldovan cuisine)
Image 37Sultan Suleiman I taking control of Moldova (from History of Moldova)

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Largest cities in 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
Rank		Pop.	Rank		Pop.
1	Chișinău	644,204	11	Comrat	20,113
2	Tiraspol	129,500	12	Strășeni	18,376
3	Bălți	102,457	13	Durlești	17,210
4	Bender	91,000	14	Ceadîr-Lunga	16,605
5	Rîbnița	46,000	15	Căușeni	15,939
6	Ungheni	30,804	16	Codru	15,934
7	Cahul	30,018	17	Edineț	15,520
8	Soroca	22,196	18	Drochia	13,150
9	Orhei	21,065	19	Ialoveni	12,515
10	Dubăsari	25,700	20	Hîncești	12,491

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