World Factbook
Moldova
Republica Moldova
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
32,891 sq km
water
960 sq km
total
33,851 sq km
Climate
moderate winters, warm summers
Terrain
rolling steppe, gradual slope south to Black Sea
Land use
other
13.8% (2023 est.)
forest
11.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
74.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 56.8% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 8.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 9.4% (2023 est.)
Location
Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Elevation
lowest point
Dniester (Nistru) 2 m
highest point
Dealul Balanesti 430 m
mean elevation
139 m
Irrigated land
2,150 sq km (2022)
Map references
Europe
Land boundaries
total
1,885 km
border countries
Romania 683 km; Ukraine 1202 km
Maritime claims
none (landlocked)
Natural hazards
landslides
Geography - note
landlocked; has many types of sedimentary rocks and minerals, including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone
Natural resources
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone, arable land
Area - comparative
slightly larger than Maryland
Geographic coordinates
47 00 N, 29 00 E
Population distribution
pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, with the largest in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti
Major watersheds (area sq km)
Atlantic Ocean drainage
(Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)
Major rivers (by length in km)
Dunărea (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km; Nistru (Dniester) (shared with Ukraine [s/m]) - 1,411 km note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth