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The Republic of Moldova ratified the convention on 23 September 2002. [3] As of 2024, Moldova has one World Heritage Site listed, the Struve Geodetic Arc, which was listed in 2005. It is a transnational site, shared with nine other countries. There are also three sites on the tentative list. [3]
The term "Black Wallachia" (Romanian: Valahia Neagră), in Turkish Kara-Eflak, was another name found used for Moldova in the Ottoman period. [10]It derived from Bogdan I of Moldavia; in Ottoman Turkish usage his state was known as Kara-Bogdan (Romanian: Cara-bogdan) [11] and Bogdan-Eflak, "Bogdan's Wallachia".
Moldova is the second poorest country in Europe by GDP per official capita after Ukraine and much of its GDP is dominated by the service sector. [23] It has one of the lowest Human Development Indexes in Europe, ranking 76th in the world (2022). [12] Moldova ranks 68th in the world on the Global Innovation Index as of 2024. [24]
There are 147 settlement names shared by multiple localities in Moldova. Most notable cases includes these: A town Mărculești, and a different commune Mărculești, both situated in the Florești District; A city Dondușeni, and a different commune Dondușeni, both situated in the Dondușeni District
Cities and towns in Moldova Rank City/town Population Administrative unit Census 1930 Census 1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2004 Census 2014 ...
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ⓘ or Țara Moldovei lit. ' The country of Moldova '; in Romanian Cyrillic: Молдова or Цара Мѡлдовєй) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe, [8] [9] [10] corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River.
The names Moldavia and Moldova are derived from the name of the Moldova River; however, the etymology is not known and there are several variants: . A legend mentioned in Descriptio Moldaviae (1714) by Dimitrie Cantemir links it to an aurochs hunting trip of the voivode of the Voivodeship of Maramureș Dragoș and the latter's chase of a star-marked aurochs.
The location of Moldova An enlargeable map of the Republic of Moldova. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Moldova: . Moldova (officially the Republic of Moldova, Romanian: Republica Moldova) – landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south.