Transnistria / Pridnestrovie

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Capital: Tiraspol
Languages:
Ethnic Groups: Moldovan, Russian, and Ukrainian
Religions:
Monetary Unit: Transnistrian ruble (TR)

Also see: Moldova

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• Large Map
• Large Map of Moldova

Transnistria (officially Pridnestrovie, per the PMR constitution - Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica Trans-Dniester Moldovan Republic) is a territory within the internationally recognized boundaries of the Republic of Moldova in eastern Europe. Transnistria declared its independence as a separate republic of the U.S.S.R. on September 2, 1990. Subsequent to the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR) has exercised de facto control over most of Transnistria. Its independence has not been recognized, and sovereignty over Transnistria continues to be an issue of contention...more
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• Moldova
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