Moldova is a small, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with a population of about 2.5 million (2024)—down from 4.3 million in 1991 due to mass emigration. The country has one of the fastest-shrinking populations in the world. About 52% of Moldovans live in urban areas, with the capital, Chișinău, home to nearly 500,000 people.
Moldova is a predominantlyOrthodox Christian country, with about 90% of the population belonging to either the Moldovan Orthodox Church (under the Moscow Patriarchate) or the Metropolis of Bessarabia (linked to the Romanian Orthodox Church). This religious divide reflects Moldova’s cultural split between pro-Russian and pro-Romanian influences…
