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Moldova (: de Facto
Moldova (: de Facto
Contents
1Etymology
2History
o 2.1Prehistory
o 2.2Antiquity and the early Middle Ages
o 2.3Founding of the Principality of Moldavia
o 2.4Between Poland and Hungary
2.4.1The Polish influence grows
o 2.5Increasing Ottoman influence
2.5.1The Age of Invasions
2.5.2Transnistria
o 2.6The Russian Empire
2.6.1Union with Romania and the return of the Russians
2.6.2A multiethnic colonization
2.6.3The Russian Revolution
o 2.7Greater Romania
o 2.8World War II and Soviet era
2.8.1Annexation by the USSR
2.8.2Reincorporation into Romania, the Holocaust, and the Soviet
occupation
2.8.3Moldova in the USSR after World War II
2.8.4Glasnost and Perestroika
o 2.9Independence and aftermath
2.9.1Transnistria breaks away (1990 to present)
2.9.2Market economy (1992)
2.9.3Elections: 1994-2010
2.9.4Banking crisis
2.9.5Pavel Filip's government (2016)
2.9.62019 constitutional crisis
2.9.7COVID-19 pandemic
2.9.8Presidency of Maia Sandu since 2020
3Government
o 3.1Internal affairs
o 3.2Foreign relations
o 3.3Military
o 3.4Human rights
o 3.5Administrative divisions
4Geography
o 4.1Climate
o 4.2Biodiversity
5Economy
o 5.1Energy
o 5.2Wine industry
o 5.3Agriculture
o 5.4Transport
6Telecommunications
7Demographics
o 7.1Ethnic composition
o 7.2Languages
o 7.3Religion
o 7.4Education
o 7.5Crime
o 7.6Health and fertility
o 7.7Emigration
8Culture
o 8.1Media
o 8.2Food and beverage
o 8.3Music
o 8.4Holidays
o 8.5Sports
9See also
10Notes
11References