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Transnistria

Eastern Europe

Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova, occupying a narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and the Moldova-Ukraine border. It declared independence from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in September 1990 and again from the Soviet Union in August 1991, formally establishing the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic that November amid fears that Moldova would reunite with Romania. Its capital and largest city is Tiraspol, and although no United Nations member state recognises its independence, it maintains its own government, parliament, currency and military, sustained in large part by Russian support and the presence of Russian troops.

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Sovereignty Status
Non-UN Sovereign State 1
Transnistria

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Dnestrovsc

Transnistria
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Moldova, Countries

Transnistria is a breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova, which it borders.

Source Transnistria (Wikipedia)
Ukraine, Countries

Transnistria's territory runs along the Moldova-Ukraine border.

Source Transnistria (Wikipedia)

Rivers Through Territory

Dniester River, Bodies of Water

Transnistria occupies most of the strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova-Ukraine border.

Source Transnistria (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Transnistria (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction
    Transnistria is an unrecognized but de facto independent semi-presidential republic with its own government, parliament, military, police, postal system, currency, and vehicle registration.
  • Rivers Through Territory: Dniester River, Lead section
    Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova-Ukraine border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank.
  • Adjacent To: Moldova, Lead section
    is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognised as part of Moldova.
  • Adjacent To: Ukraine, Lead section
    Transnistria controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova-Ukraine border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank.
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