Moldova
Republic of Moldova · Eastern Europe
Updated 8 November 2026
Moldova is a country in Eastern Europe with its capital in Chișinău. Its head of state is Maia Sandu and its head of government is Vasile Tofan. On DiploMaps you can see Moldova on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Chișinău
- Head of state
- Maia SanduPresident of Moldova since 2020
- Head of government
- Vasile TofanMoldovan investor and businessman (born 1982), Prime Minister of Moldova
- Foreign minister
- Mihai PopșoiMoldovan politician
- Population
- 2.4 million (2025)
- Area
- 33,846 km²
- GDP
- $20.4 billion (2025)
- Currency
- Moldovan leu (MDL)
- Official languages
- Moldavian
- United Nations
- Member since 1992
- Region
- Eastern Europe · Europe
Moldova and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $24.6 million
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $11.9 million
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa needed90 days Treatment: 90 days Study: Kindly apply for the visa through the Embassy or Consulate of the Republic of Moldova
Memberships
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)