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Moldova
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.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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New head of government since 2026.07.22: Vasile Tofan, replacing Alexandru Munteanu. Wikidata
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.8 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.8
- Economy 6.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 18 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 28 (list of 2026.09.22). Regimes aimed at people threatening the country's stability: EU (destabilisation), 28 listings.
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Population
- 2,749,076 inh.
- Area
- 33,847 km²
- Currency
- MDL
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Maia Sandu
Head of Government
Vasile Tofan
Government in office 13 members
ministre des Affaires étrangères
Mihai Popșoi
ministre de l'Intérieur
Daniella Misail-Nichitin
ministre de l'Économie
Claudiu Năsui
ministre des Finances moldave
Victoria Belous
ministre de la Justice de Moldavie
Vladislav Cojuhari
Minister of Education and Research
Dan Perciun
Minister of Health
Emil Ceban
ministre de l'Énergie
Dorin Junghietu
Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry
Eugen Osmochescu
Minister of Culture
Dan Suruceanu
Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development
Vladimir Bolea
Minister of Labor and Social Protection
Natalia Plugaru
Minister of the Environment
Gheorghe Hajder
Parliament
Parlement de la Moldavie
101 seats
Inception 1991
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
20 G$
GDP / capita
8,622 $
Growth
2.4 %
Inflation
7.8 %
Unemployment
1.5 %
Debt / GDP
34.3 %
Defense / GDP
0.6 %
Life expectancy
71.3 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Operational Group of Russian Forces
Russian Federation · Tiraspol, Transnistrie
In Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova; Chișinău demands its withdrawal.
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.55/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
60/100
Corruption (CPI)
42/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#132
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
0.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
4 Md$
Imports
9 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 7% Vins
- 6% Tournesol
Top imports
- 11% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
74%
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GBR
80%
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FRA
90%
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DEU
90%
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RUS
15%
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CHN
26%
Abstention: 13%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-09-28
Party of Action and Solidarity 55 seats, Patriotic Electoral Bloc 26, Alternative 8 (of 101) · turnout 52.2%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.785/1
Gini
26.8
Refugees hosted
149,324
Refugees originating
5,846
National anthem
Limba noastră
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Francophonie (OIF)
- CIS
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,814 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 4,224, or ×1.1.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)