Transnistria
unrecognized state in the international borders of Moldova
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Summary
Transnistria is a state with limited recognition[1]. Transnistria ranks in the top 3% of state with limited recognition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94,660 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations[3]
- Country: Moldova[4]
- Head of government: Alexander Rosenberg[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Instance of: landlocked country[7], unitary state[8], social state[9], secular state[10], military occupation[11], occupied territory[12], de facto regime[13]
- Head of state: Vadim Krasnoselsky[14]
- Capital: Tiraspol[15]
- Official language: Romanian[16], Russian[17], Ukrainian[18]
- Currency: Transnistrian ruble[19]
- Shares border with: Ukraine[20]
- Anthem: Anthem of Transnistria[21]
- Main regulatory text: Constitution of Transnistria[22]
- Basic form of government: authoritarianism[23], presidential system[24]
- Named after: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic[25], Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bender[27], Tiraspol[28], Grigoriopol District[29], Dubăsari District[30], Camenca District[31], Rîbnița District[32], Slobozia District[33]
- Follows: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic[34]
- Flag: flag of Transnistria[35]
- Legislative body: Parliament of Transnistria[36]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Transnistria[37]
- Commons category: Transnistria[38]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[39], UTC+03:00[40], Eastern European Time[41], Europe/Chisinau[42]
- Telephone country code: +373[43]
- Diplomatic relation: Republic of Abkhazia[44], South Ossetia[45], Romania[46], Israel[47], Ukraine[48]
- Inception: November 5, 1991[49]
- Located in/on physical feature: Transnistria[50]
Why It Matters
Transnistria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Transnistria is known by 195 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]