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Country name Moldova, in 33 editions.
The entry for Moldova published Country name in 33 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 13 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 13
- the first edition with it
- 1992
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Moldova
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldoveneasca
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
Rewritten: too little of the 1992 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form:
Republic of Moldova
conventional short form:
Moldova
local long form:
Republica Moldoveneasca
local short form:
none
former:
Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
The entry for Moldova did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:Moldoveneasca Moldova
local short form:
former:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: none
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form :
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: form : none
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form : form: none
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova conventional short form: Moldova local long form: Republica Moldova local short form: none former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: none
former: Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
local long form: Republica Moldova
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- none
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: none
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic of Moldova; Moldavia
local long form: Republica Moldova
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: none Moldova
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: Moldova
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic; Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
Republic of Moldova
conventional short form:
Moldova
local long form:
Republica Moldova
local short form:
Moldova
former:
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
former:
The same text in 9 editions, 2016 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- named for the Moldova River in neighboring eastern Romania
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: Moldova
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: named for the Moldova River in neighboring eastern Romania
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Moldova
- conventional short form:
- Moldova
- local long form:
- Republica Moldova
- local short form:
- Moldova
- former:
- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
- etymology:
- named for the Moldova River in neighboring eastern Romania; the river's name probably comes from the Indoeuropean root word mel , meaning "dark" or "black"
conventional long form: Republic of Moldova
conventional short form: Moldova
local long form: Republica Moldova
local short form: Moldova
former: Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic
etymology: named for the Moldova River in neighboring eastern Romania Romania; the river's name probably comes from the Indoeuropean root word mel , meaning "dark" or "black"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Moldova: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/moldova/country-name.