General Information
Capital
Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
Continent
Europe
Region
Europe
Subregion
Europe
Currency
Moldovan lei (MDL)
Languages
Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% Moldovan
23.5% Romanian)
Russian 9.7%
Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language)
Ukrainian 3.9%
Bulgarian 1.5%
Romani 0.3%
other 0.2% (2014)
Timezones
UTC+2
Area
33,851 km²
Map Reference
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Borders
Romania
Ukraine
Demographics
Population (2023)
2,457,783
Density
72.6 per km²
Urban Population
43.4%
Median Age
39.9 years
Life Expectancy
70.1 years
Major Cities
CHISINAU
Economy
GDP (2024)
$18.2B
GDP Per Capita (2023)
$6,729
Inflation (2024)
4.7%
Unemployment (2024)
1.5%
Public Debt
34.3% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2024)
17.792 to USD
Main Exports
1.
insulated wire
2.
garments
3.
refined petroleum
4.
seed oils
5.
wheat (2023)
Main Imports
1.
refined petroleum
2.
natural gas
3.
cars
4.
packaged medicine
5.
plastic products (2023)