Moldavian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ (Romanian; Moldovan Cyrillic) Молдавская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)
Flag State Emblem
Motto: Пролетарь дин тоате цэриле, уници-вэ! "Workers of the world, unite!"
Anthem: State Anthem of the Moldavian SSR
Capital and largest city	Kishinev
Official languages	Moldavian Russian
Recognised languages	Gagauz
Religion (2022)	52% Christianity 48% no religion
Demonym(s)	Moldovan Soviet
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party soviet socialist republic
• First Secretary of the CPMD	WIP
• Chairman of the Moldavian Council of Ministers	WIP
Legislature	Supreme Soviet
Union republic of the Soviet Union (1940 -)
Area
• Total	33,851 km2 (13,070 sq mi)
Population
• 2022 estimate	5.912 million
• 2019 census	5,749,631
• Density	174.57/km2 (452.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$72.309 billion
• Per capita	$12,236
Currency	Soviet Ruble (SUR)
Date format	CE, mm dd yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+7
Internet TLD	.su

Moldavia, officially the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, is a constituent republic of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe, with an area of 33,851 km² and a population of 5.912 million in 2022. Moldavia is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. Kishinev is the largest city and capital, other major cities include Bălți, Tiraspol and Bendery.

Moldavia emerged as a principality in the 14th century, falling under the various vassalage of different states, including the Ottomans. In 1812 the region of Bessarabia was ceded to the Russian Empire, resulting in the region being split between Russia and what would become Romania. The independent Moldavian state united with Wallachia to form Romania, while in Bessarabia the Moldavian population declared independence from Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 revolutions and united with Romania. The Soviet Union disputed this and established the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within Ukraine. Later, in 1940, Romania returned Bessarabia as well as Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union, establishing the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Moldavia is recognized as among the poorest republics of the Soviet Union.