Moldova: Flag and Facts
Moldova's flag has vertical stripes of blue, yellow, and red, with a golden eagle coat of arms in the center holding a cross, an olive branch, and a scepter.
- Official name
- Republic of Moldova
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Region
- Eastern Europe
- Population
- 3.6 million (2025)
- Languages
- Moldavian
- Currency
- Moldovan leu
- Area
- 33,846 km² (13,068 sq mi)
- People
- Moldovan
- Calling code
- +373
- Highest point
- Dealul Balanesti 430 m
- Independence
- 27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)
- National symbols
- aurochs (type of wild cattle)
About Moldova
On the eagle's chest is a red and blue shield showing the head of an aurochs, a type of wild cattle, along with a star, a rose, and a crescent. The back of the flag shows a mirror image of the emblem. This design replaced the communist flag in 1990, and the aurochs is also the national symbol.
Much of today's Moldova became a Russian province in 1812, then joined Romania in 1918 after World War I. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union absorbed it. Moldova gained independence on 27 August 1991, but Russian troops have stayed in Transnistria, a breakaway region east of the Nistru River. The countryside is rolling steppe that slopes gently south toward the Black Sea, with mild winters and warm summers. Its anthem, Limba noastra, means Our Tongue.
Did you know?
- The highest point in Moldova, Dealul Balanesti, is just 430 m tall.
- Moldova is landlocked between Romania and Ukraine.
- About 488,000 people lived in Chisinau, the capital, in 2023.
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Questions about Moldova
What currency does Moldova use?
Moldova uses the Moldovan leu.
What language is spoken in Moldova?
The language is listed as Moldavian.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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