| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991–Present | National flag and ensign | A blue, yellow, and red tricolor, with the national coat of arms in the center bar. Ratio: 1:2. Reverse mirrored. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1995–Present | Flag of Gagauzia | A blue, white, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 6:2:2. Three yellow stars (15/100 of flag-width) on the blue stripe, forming an equilateral triangle with the base at hoist. Ratio: 1:2 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?–present | Border Guard Service flag | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | 1997–present | Customs flag on land | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | 1997–present | Customs ensign | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | ?–present | Principal State Inspectorate for Technical Supervising of Dangerous Industrial Objects flag | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | ?–present | Standard of the president | Ratio: 1:1 |
 | ?–present | Standard of the president of the Parliament | Ratio: 1:1 |
 | ?–present | Standard of the prime minister | Ratio: 1:1 |
 | ?–present | The Moldovan Department of Civil Defence | Ratio: 2:3 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1998–Present | Flag of the Armed Forces | A blue cloth, charged with a red cross bordered yellow. On obverse, the Emblem of the National Army in the middle. On reverse, instead of the emblem, with golden letters, the motto in Romanian: Pentru Onoare! Pentru Patrie! Pentru Tricolor! ("For Honor! For Country! For the Tricolor!"). Ratio: 2:3 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | April 27, 1990 – August 27, 1991 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR, later known as SSR Moldova and Republic of Moldova. | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1952 – April 27, 1990 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 |  Reverse flag | All flags of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union did not bear the hammer and sickle on their reverse side. | |
 | 1940–1952 | State flag of the Moldavian SSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1938–1940 | State flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1937–1938 | State flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1925–1932 | State flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1917–1918 | Military colors of the Moldavian Democratic Republic | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Argent RM initials all over the flag. Ratio: 2:3. |
 | 1917–1918 | Flag of Sfatul Țării | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Coat of arms in the middle of yellow and red stripes and the parliament's name on the blue stripe. Ratio: 2:3. |
 | 1917–1918 | State flag of the Moldavian Democratic Republic | Blue, yellow, red horizontal tricolor, proportions: 1:1:1. Coat of arms in the middle and country's name on the blue stripe. Ratio: 2:3. |
 | 1856–1861 | Military colors and naval ensign of the Principality of Moldavia | Ratio: 1:1. |
 | 1834–1861 | Civil ensign of the Principality of Moldavia | Ratio: 2:3. |
 | 17th century | Banner of the Moldavian cavalry | |
 | around 1601 | Infantry flag of the Principality of Moldavia | |
 | around 1500 | Military colors (?) of the Principality of Moldavia | |
| around 1500 | Military colors (?) of the Principality of Moldavia | ||
 | around 1574 | Flag of the Moldavian principality, described by Alexander Guagnini | |
 | 1531 | Moldavian banner at the Battle of Obertyn | |
 | 1467 | Moldavian flag in the Battle of Baia | |
 | 14th–19th[ citation needed ] century | State[ citation needed ] flag of the Principality of Moldavia | Ratio: 2:3. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1998–present | Chișinău | Ratio: 1:2 |
 | ?–present | Anenii Noi | |
 | ?–present | Bălți | |
 | 2003–present | Bender | Ratio: 1:2 |
 | ?–present | Căușeni | |
 | 2010–present | Cimișlia (flag) | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | ?–present | Comrat | |
 | ?–present | Drochia | |
 | 1997–present | Orhei | Ratio: 1:2 |
 | ?–present | Rîbnița | |
 | ?–present | Tiraspol | Ratio: 2:3 |
 | ?–present | Ungheni | Ratio: 1:2 |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Proposed in 2010 | The Communist Party's proposed flag for Moldova. | |
 | Proposed in 2017 | Igor Dodon's proposed flag for Moldova. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991–present | State flag and ensign, war flag | Flag of Transnistria |
 | 1991–present | Civil flag, ensign and reverse side of state flag/ensign | |
 | 2017–present | Co-official national flag | Flag of Russia |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2000–present | Presidential standard |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1925–1932 | Flag of the Moldavian ASSR [1] | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1938–1940 | Flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
 | 1937–1938 | Flag of the Moldavian ASSR | Ratio: 1:2. |
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Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, on the northeastern corner of the Balkans. The country spans a total of 33,483 km2 and has a population of approximately 2.5 million as of January 2023. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine. Moldova is a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.
"Limba noastră" is the national anthem of Moldova. It has been used since 1994 and was officially adopted on 22 July 1995.
The national flag of the Republic of Moldova is a vertical triband of blue, yellow, and red, charged with the coat of arms of Moldova on the centre bar. The reverse is mirrored. The flag ratio is 1:2. Until further provisions, the State Flag of Moldova is used as the national flag and ensign as well; that is, civil, state and war flag and ensign.
This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the national or state flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For flags of other entities, please see gallery of flags of dependent territories. Each flag is depicted as if the flagpole is positioned on the left of the flag, except for those of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, which are depicted with the hoist to the right.
Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), is an unrecognised state internationally considered to be part of Moldova. Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldovan–Ukrainian border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other unrecognised or partially recognised breakaway states: Abkhazia, Artsakh and South Ossetia. Transnistria is officially designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester or as Stînga Nistrului. In March 2022, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution that defines the territory as under military occupation by Russia.
Bălți is a city in Moldova. It is the second largest city in terms of population, area and economic importance, after Chișinău. The city holds the status of municipiu. Sometimes called "the northern capital", it is a major industrial, cultural and commercial centre and transportation hub in the north of the country. It is situated 127 kilometres (79 mi) north of the capital Chișinău, and is located on the river Răut, a tributary of the Dniester, on a hilly landscape in the Bălți steppe.
The Moldova men's national football team represents Moldova in international football and is controlled by the Moldovan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Serghei Cleșcenco. Shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.
Transnistria is a region in Eastern Europe that is under the effective control of the self-declared Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic but is recognized by the international community as an administrative unit of Moldova, the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester.
The coat of arms of Moldova is the national emblem of the Republic of Moldova.
This is a list of international, national and subnational flags used in Europe.
Fotbal Club Zimbru Chișinău, commonly known as Zimbru Chișinău or simply Zimbru, is a Moldovan professional football club based in Chișinău, which competes in the Moldovan Super Liga, the highest tier of Moldovan football.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Romania:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Transnistria:
Public holidays in the Republic of Moldova refer to the celebrated non-working days established by the Government of Moldova and valid for the whole territory of the country. Autonomous territorial units Gagauzia and Transnistria, as well cities, communes and cantonal authorities also establish local holidays, which are, however, not non-working days. There are 14 nationally celebrated holidays in the modern Moldova. Most holidays celebrated in the Republic of Moldova recognize events or people from Moldovan history. Most retail businesses close on New Year's and Independence Day, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the big holidays such as the New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Victory Day, Independence Day, Labour Day, Romanian Language Day and Christmas.
Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the elections, which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats, were fraudulent, and alternatively demanded a recount, a new election, or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities, including the country's second largest, Bălți, where over 7,000 people protested.
Fotbal Club Milsami Orhei, commonly known as Milsami Orhei, or simply Milsami, is a Moldovan football club based in Orhei, Moldova, currently playing in the Moldovan Super Liga.
The Republic of Moldova–Romania border is the international border between Republic of Moldova and Romania, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is a fluvial boundary, following the course of the Prut and Danube. The boundary is 681.3 kilometres long, including 570 metres (1,870 ft) along the Danube.
Moldova sent a delegation to participate at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. This was the Eastern European's country sixth appearance in the Summer Paralympic Games since their debut twenty years prior at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Moldova sent three athletes to these Games, shot put thrower Oxana Spataur, powerlifter Larisa Marinenkova and short-distance swimmer Alexandr Covaliov. Spataur qualified on merit and Covaliov and Marienkova were invited by the Bipartite Commission. Neither Spataur or Covaliov advanced out of the heats of their events and Marienkova finished seventh in the women's 73kg powerlifting category.
Moldova competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
The 2022 Transnistria attacks were a series of five incidents reported in the Eastern European breakaway state of Transnistria, internationally recognized as part of Moldova, that occurred in 2022 between 25 and 27 April, on 6 May and on 5 June. No casualties were reported, but material damage did occur.
