Moldova is a country in Europe, with about 2.36 million people (2025) and an area of 33,850 square kilometres. Its capital is Chisinau, and it shares land borders with 2 countries.
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Wedged between Romania and Ukraine
Moldova is small and landlocked, squeezed between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south. The Prut River forms the entire western border; the Dniester runs through the eastern half. The landscape is rolling steppe and fertile black-earth plain, part of the same agricultural belt that makes Ukraine a breadbasket. There are no mountain ranges; the highest point barely exceeds 430 meters. A narrow southern strip reaches almost to the Black Sea and stops short, leaving Moldova without a coastline.
More on Dniester River
The Dniester flows 1,362 kilometers from the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine through Moldova before emptying into the Black Sea. In Moldova, it defines the boundary of the breakaway region of Transnistria and provides essential water resources and hydroelectric power to the surrounding agricultural lowlands.
4 more lenses on Moldova in the app
STORY Wine cellars longer than highways
NOW The road to Brussels runs past Transnistria
THREAD Transnistria: a Soviet state frozen in time
PLACE The Gagauz autonomy of the south
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Common questions
What is the capital of Moldova?
The capital of Moldova is Chisinau. Chisinau lies at about 47.0 degrees north and 28.9 degrees east. Moldova is in Europe. It is home to about 2.36 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Moldova?
About 2.36 million people live in Moldova, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 143rd most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 33,850 square kilometres, that is about 70 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Moldova?
Moldova shares land borders with 2 countries: Romania and Ukraine. The map on this page outlines each of them around Moldova. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake. Borders here follow Natural Earth at the 1:50 million scale, with Crimea shown as part of Ukraine and Western Sahara as a separate territory.
How big is Moldova?
Moldova covers 33,850 square kilometres, or about 13,070 square miles. That makes it the 135th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 2.36 million gives a density of 70 people per square kilometre.
Moldova is a country in Europe, with about 2.36 million people (2025) and an area of 33,850 square kilometres. Its capital is Chisinau, and it shares land borders with 2 countries.
Capital
Chisinau
Continent
Europe
Population
2,360,527 2025, World Bank. 143rd of 195.
Area
33,850 km² (13,070 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 135th largest of 195.
Population density
70 people per km²
Land neighbours
2: Romania, Ukraine
Official name
Republic of Moldova
UN status
Member state
PLACE · from the Geography app
Wedged between Romania and Ukraine
Moldova is small and landlocked, squeezed between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east and south. The Prut River forms the entire western border; the Dniester runs through the eastern half. The landscape is rolling steppe and fertile black-earth plain, part of the same agricultural belt that makes Ukraine a breadbasket. There are no mountain ranges; the highest point barely exceeds 430 meters. A narrow southern strip reaches almost to the Black Sea and stops short, leaving Moldova without a coastline.
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