Geography of Moldova

Moldova is considered to be a large nation because of its total area. Its total land area is 33,851 km² (approx. 13,070 mi²). Continental shelf of Moldova is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Moldova is located in Europe. Europe is a continent whose borders date back to the period of antiquity. European countries include, but are not limited to, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta, and The Vatican. Moldova has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Romania, Ukraine. Moldova is a landlocked country. The average elevation range of Moldova is 139 m (456 ft).

Neighbors

Total length of land borders of Moldova is 1885 kilometers (~728 miles). Moldova shares its land borders with 2 different countries, and has the same number of unique land boundaries to neigbouring territories. As in the case of Moldova, if a country has the same number of unique neighboring territories as number of land borders, than that country has no non-contiguous sections of a land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have multiple non-contiguous sections of land borders. Moldova has 2 neighbouring countries. Its neighbours include Romania, and Ukraine. The lengths of the land borders of Moldova with its neighbouring countries are as follows:

• Romania - 450 km (280 mi),
• Ukraine - 939 km (584 mi).

Cities

The capital city of Moldova is Chisinau. The largest city in Moldova is Chișinău.

Elevation

The average elevation range of Moldova is 139 m (456 ft). The highest point of Moldova is Dealul Bălăneşti, with its official height being 430 m (1,411 ft). The lowest point of Moldova is Dniester. It lies at 2 m (7 ft) above the sea level. The elevation difference between the highest (Dealul Bălăneşti) and lowest (Dniester) points of Moldova is 428 m (2 ft).

Area

The total land area of Moldova is 33,851 km² (approx. 13,070 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 0 km² (~0 mi²). The continental shelf of Moldova is approximately 0 km² (around 0 mi²). Including land mass and EEZ, the total area of Moldova is approximately 33,851 km² (~13,070 mi²). Moldova is considered to be a large nation because of its total area.

Forest and arable land

3,290 km² of Moldova's territory is covered in forests, and forest land comprises 10% of all the land in the country. There are 18,194 km² of arable land in Moldova, and it comprises 54% of the country's total territory.

Read our section on climate to discover what parameters affect these and other biomes of the country.

Natural resources

The most notable natural resources found in Moldova are lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, limestone, arable land.