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Eastern Europe

Flag of Moldova

A landlocked wine country tucked between two rivers.

Flag of Moldova

Colours, by share of the flag

  • #c00018 34%
  • #0030a8 33%
  • #f0c000 24%

Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.

Flags people confuse it with

Moldova in numbers

Official name Republic of Moldova
Capital Chișinău
Region Eastern Europe, Europe
Population 2,617,820
Area 33,846 km² · 77 people per km²
Currency Moldovan leu (MDL)
Languages Romanian
Country codes MD · MDA · .md
Coastline Landlocked

Things worth knowing

  • Moldova is home to Milestii Mici, whose cellars hold one of the largest wine collections in the world.
  • The country lies between the Prut and Dniester rivers, with no coastline of its own.
  • Wine is so central to Moldova's identity that it celebrates a National Wine Day each autumn in the capital, Chisinau.

Did you know

The Cricova underground winery near Chisinau has streets so long that visitors tour its tunnels by car.

Neighbours

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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.