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Moldova
Location marker · geographic overview
47° N / 29° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Population
- 2,402,306 2024
- Area
- 33,847 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Romanian
- Currency
- Moldovan leu (MDL)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Moldova
Moldova is a small, landlocked country nestled between Romania and Ukraine. Moldova is one of the least visited countries in Europe, but adventurous travellers will find some rewarding experiences. Moldova is famous for its wines and its monasteries. You can get winery tours and monastery tours from Chișinău, the capital.
Landscape & landmarks
There are several museums in central Chișinău, including the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, the Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of Fine Arts.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
While in Moldova, make sure you try at least some of the traditional dishes: Mămăligă, plăcintă and sarmale are essential for a complete experience during your visit to Moldova. For the full experience these should be accompanied by homemade wine.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-16. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Calling code
- +373
- Internet domain
- .md
- Land border codes
- ROU, UKR
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .md. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.