19 Facts About Transnistria

Transnistria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as a part of Moldova under military occupation by Russia.

Transnistria has been recognised only by three other unrecognised or partially recognised breakaway states: Abkhazia, Artsakh and South Ossetia.

Transnistria is officially designated by the Republic of Moldova as the Administrative-Territorial Units of the Left Bank of the Dniester or as .

Transnistria, along with Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Artsakh, is a post-Soviet "frozen conflict" zone.

Term Transnistria was used in relation to eastern Moldova for the first time in 1989, in the election slogan of the deputy and member of the Popular Front of Moldova Leonida Lari:.

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The Romanian administration of Transnistria attempted to stabilise the situation in the area under Romanian control, implementing a process of Romanianization.

Transnistria is landlocked and borders Bessarabia to the west, and Ukraine to the east.

Main transportation route in Transnistria is the road from Tiraspol to Ribnita through Dubasari.

Transnistria is subdivided into five districts and one municipality, the city of Tiraspol, listed below from north to south .

Fifteen villages from the 11 communes of Dubasari District, including Cocieri and Dorotcaia that geographically belong to Transnistria, have been under the control of the central government of Moldova after the involvement of local inhabitants on the side of Moldovan forces during the War of Transnistria.

The majority in the Parliament of Transnistria belongs to the Renewal movement that defeated the Republic party affiliated with Igor Smirnov in 2005 and performed even better in the 2010 and 2015 elections.

Elections in Transnistria are not recognised by international bodies such as the European Union, as well as numerous individual countries, who called them a source of increased tensions.

Transnistria declared a "humanitarian catastrophe" in the region, while Moldova called the declaration "deliberate misinformation".

One point of access for Russian soldiers travelling to Transnistria remains Chisinau International Airport and the short overland journey from there to Tiraspol.

Transnistria's government has supported the restoration and construction of new Orthodox churches.

Transnistria's economy is frequently described as dependent on contraband and gunrunning.

Human rights record of Transnistria has been criticised by several governments and international organisations.

The unfinished building was nearing completion in 2004 when Transnistria took control of it during that year's school crisis.

OSCE and European Union officials stated in 2005 that there is no evidence that Transnistria "has ever trafficked arms or nuclear material" and much of the alarm is due to the Moldovan government's attempts to pressure Transnistria.