Moldova
Land of vineyards, monasteries and black soil
Passport card
Republic of Moldova
Moldova
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Moldovan leu
- Languages
- Romanian
- People
- About 24 lakh
- Size
- About 33,846 km²
- Leader
- President Maia Sandu
- Free since
- 27 August 1991
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Chișinău, and 9:30 am in summer
⭐ Cricova is an underground wine city with tunnels you can drive through.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Moldova
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Moldova
Turn the globe with your finger. Moldova has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Moldova and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 97 times the size of Moldova.
- PeopleIndia has about 610 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 24 lakh in Moldova.
- DistanceChișinău is about 4,600 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeMoldova is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Chișinău, or 9:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Moldova, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Moldova
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Moldova's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Moldova back on the map
Moldova and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Moldova worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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