2) Moldova. The World Factbook. 2003
... Background:Formerly ruled by Romania, Moldova became part of the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian...

3) j. Moldova. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...j. Moldova 1990, June 23 Moldavia declared its sovereignty and asserted the supremacy of the Moldavian constitution and laws throughout the republic, now called Moldova....

4) Moldova. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
...Moldova (mol-DOH-vuh) Republic in eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north and east, the Black Sea to the south, and Romania to the west. Its capital and...

5) Moldova. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...and became a constituent republic in 1940, known as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Moldova declared its independence in 1991. Chisinau is the capital and...

6) Kishinev. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kishinev, see Chisinau, Moldova....

7) Bessarabia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bessarabia, (besra´be) (KEY) , historic region, c.17,600 sq mi (45,600 sq km), largely in Moldova and Ukraine. It is bounded by the Dniester River on the north and...

8) Trans-Dniester Region. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Trans-Dniester Region, or Transnistria, region in E Moldova, between the Dniester River and the Ukrainian border. The Trans-Dniester Region of Moldova is populated...

9) Moldavia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...sq mi/38,100 sq km), extending from the Carpathians in Romania east to the Dnieper River in Moldova. 1 Land and EconomyMoldavia borders on Ukraine in the northeast...

10) Chisinau. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , formerly Kishinev (kish´nef´) (KEY) , city (1996 est. pop. 735,229), capital of Moldova, on the Byk River, a tributary of the Dniester. Major industries include...