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Transnistria

Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) and locally as Pridnestrovie, is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova. It controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova–Ukraine border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol. Transnistria is officially designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester () or as ("Left (Bank) of the Dniester").

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Transnistria is a breakaway territory that declared independence but is internationally recognized as part of Moldova, controlling a narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and the Moldova-Ukraine border with its capital in Tiraspol. It matters because it represents an unresolved territorial dispute—a de facto independent state that most countries do not officially recognize, complicating Moldova's sovereignty and regional stability in Eastern Europe.

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Country.conventional_long_name: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
Country.common_name: Transnistria
Country.status: Unrecognised state
Country.image_flag: Flag of Transnistria (state).svg
Country.flag_type: Flag
Country.image_coat: Государственный герб Приднестровской Молдавской Республики цветной.svg
Country.symbol_type: Emblem
Country.national_anthem: "State Anthem of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic"
Country.image_map: Transnistria in Europe (zoomed).svg
Country.map_width: 250px
Country.capital

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Soviet and Romanian administration
Secession
Transnistria War
Post-war period
Geography
Government and politics
Administrative divisions
Transnistria border customs dispute
Russian military presence in Transnistria
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Military
Law
Arms control and disarmament
Human rights
Romanian-language schools
LGBTQ rights
Status
International relations
Economy
Economic history
Macroeconomics
External trade
Economic sectors
Demographics
2015 census
2004 census
1989 census
Religion
Education
Culture
Media
Sport
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

The region's origins can be traced to the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (MASSR), which was formed in 1924 within the Ukrainian SSR. During World War II, the Soviet Union took parts of the MASSR, which was dissolved, and of the Kingdom of Romania's Bessarabia to form the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1940. In 1990, during the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was established in hopes that it would remain within the Soviet Union should Moldova seek unification with Romania or independence, the latter occurring in August 1991. Shortly afterwards, a military conflict between the two parties started in March 1992 and concluded with a ceasefire in July that year.