OFF THE MAP - Transnistria

Transnistria does not appear on any map of the world. Officially it is part of Moldova and considered as an Autonomous Territory with a special status.

Transnistria is a narrow strip of 4,163 km2, squeezed between Ukraine and the Dniester River - from which derives its name - with Tiraspol as its capital. Its population, estimated at 470,600 inhabitants (according to the 2016 census), is divided between: - 34% of Russian - 32% of Moldovans - 30% of Ukrainians - 4% of other ethnicities / nationalities (Bulgarians, Gagauzos, Germans and Poles)  

The map of Transnistria is published by the local government; it is not available for sale anywhere else and it can be purchased only in the territory of the republic.