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Capital Moldova, in 34 editions.

The entry for Moldova published Capital in 34 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Capital in every entry.

editions changed the text
16
the first edition with it
1992
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Capital” (1992 to 2025) and “National capital” (1997 to 1998).

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name:
Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
geographic coordinates:
47 00 N, 28 51 E
time difference:
UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time:
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology:
origin unclear but may derive from the Old Moldovan word kishineu ("spring" or "artesian well")

note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)

name: Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)
geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 28 51 E
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: origin unclear but may derive from the archaic Romanian Old Moldovan word chisla kishineu ("spring" or "water source") and noua ("new") because the original settlement was built at the site of a small spring "artesian well")
note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Moldova: Capital.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/moldova/capital.

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