Population
2.4M
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$35,892
in 2031
Passport power
#90
73 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
Chișinău
of 6 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Moldova
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Continent
- Europe / Eastern Europe
- Area
- 33,847 km²
- Population
- 2.4M
- Density
- 71.2/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .md
- Calling code
- +373
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #90 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 73
- Total accessible
- 109
- Digital nomad visa
- Digital Nomad Visa $1,800/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad
Culture and society
- Languages
- Romanian (Română)
- Religions
- Christianity 97.4%, Other 0.3%, No religion 1.5%, Unanswered 0.8%
- Currencies
- L MDL — Moldovan leu
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.785
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $35,892
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.3 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 77.4%
- Gini index (2018)
- 25.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 5.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 3.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 43.7%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 5.9/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 12.6 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2023)
- 2.5/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.58