| Area | 33700 sq. km |
| Relief | Hills and planes |
| Rivers | Danube, Nistru (Dniestr), Prut |
| Climate | Temperate continental |
| Borders | Ukraine and Romania (the country is landlocked) |
| Population | 3,645,300 (urban - 47%, rural - 53%) |
| Population density | 130,5 inh/sq. km |
| Ethnic Composition | Moldovan - 65%; Ukrainian - 13.8%; Russian -
12.8%; Gagauz - 3.5%; Bulgarian - 2.0%; other - 2.9% |
| Religions | Eastern Orthodox (Romanian and Russian) -
98.5%; other - 1.5% |
| Language | Moldovan (considered identical to Romanian) |
| Principal cities | Chisinau, Balti, Tiraspol |
| Capital | Chisinau (pronounced KEY-Shi-Now) - 780.000 inh. |