Transnistria

In the region east of the Dniester river, Transnistria, which includes a large proportion of predominantly Russophone ethnic Russians and Ukrainians (51%, as of 1989, with ethnic Moldovans forming a 40% plurality), and where the headquarters and many units of the Soviet 14th Guards Army were stationed, an independent “Transdnestrian Moldovan Republic” (TMR) was proclaimed [...]

Komrat

Komrat (rum. Comrat, gag. Komrat) – a town in southern Moldova, on the river Jałpuch, the main center Gagauzji, wishing uniezależnić from Moldova. A town received in 1957. In 2004, numbered about 36 thousand. residents. The wine, a product of carpets; museum. There is a university where you can meet not only local students [...]

Religion

* Eastern Orthodox 98%
* Judaism 1.5%
* Baptist 0.5%
98% of the population is defined as the Orthodox (faithful to the Romanian Orthodox Church Prawosławnej or Russian)

Regions

* Gagauzia – autonomous zone in the south of the Turkish Gagauz.
* Transnistria – renegade province to the east.

Foreign relations

After achieving independence from the Soviet Union, Moldova established relations with other European countries. A course for European Union integration and neutrality define the country’s foreign policy guidelines. In 1995 the country became the first post-Soviet state admitted to the Council of Europe. In addition to its participation in NATO’s Partnership for Peace program, Moldova [...]

Iaşi

Iaşi (pronounced yash) has an energy and depth of character that would be instantly giddying if one had the power to see through concrete. Those without this endowment will need a few days to pinpoint the numerous joys of Romania’s second largest city. Iaşi’s past as Moldavia’s capital since 1565 has resulted in a city [...]

When to Go

October’s wine festival (with its visa-free regime) is an especially tempting time to visit Moldova, though spring and summer are best for city strolling and hiking in remote areas. May through to August can also be pleasant, although you run the risk of a snow flurry or two and low temperatures early in the season. [...]

Chişinău

Chişinău (IPA: [ki.ʃi.'nəw]) (also known as Kishinev, Russian: Кишинёв, Kishinyof), is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Moldova. It is also the largest city of Moldova and is located in the centre of the country, on the river Bîc. Economically, the city is the most prosperous in Moldova and is one of [...]

Moldova

Moldova, or, in full, the Republic of Moldova (rarely, Moldavia; Moldovan: Moldova, Republica Moldova) is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south. The country is a parliamentary democracy with a president as its head of state and a prime minister as its [...]