Geography
Moldova
Area
land
32,891 sq km
water
960 sq km
total
33,851 sq km
Climate
mild winters, hot summers
Terrain
undulating steppe, gentle incline leading to the 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, situated to the 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
enclosed by land; contains various types of sedimentary rocks and minerals such as sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone
Natural resources
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone, cultivable land
Area - comparative
slightly bigger than Maryland
Geographic coordinates
47 00 N, 29 00 E
Population distribution
clusters of population density can be found throughout the nation, with the most significant being in the central region around the capital, 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] denotes river source; [m] denotes river mouth