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   Note: This section last updated 19th May 2021

In Romanian:

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

In Russian:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 19th May 2021

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The official language, Romanian , is spoken by some 59% of the population. There are some 20 000 Belorussian-speakers; 361 000 Bulgarian -speakers; 1 859 Crimean Turkish-speakers; 173 000 Gargauz -speakers; 7 000 German-speakers; 562 000 Russian-speakers; 12 000 Balkan Romani -speakers and 600 000 Ukrainian-speakers.

Romanian forms of address are used, though the Russian patronymic naming system is used. Please refer to the chapter on Russia for more information. The surname is often written first, and in capital letters, in the address block.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Moldovan company types include:

   Business co-operative
   General (full liability) partnership
   Joint stock company
   Lease enterprise
   Limited liability company
   Limited liability partnership
   Production Co-operative
   Sole proprietorship
   State and municipal enterprise

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 22nd August 2020

Addresses in Moldova are written:

   SURNAME[ ]Given name
   Thoroughfare name[, ]building number[, ]sub-building information
   postal code[ ]POSTAL TOWN

for example

or

A comma is sometimes written after the postal code.

The Moldovan postal authorities prefer that ’MD-’ is placed before the postal codes, but the rules of the country from which the mail is sent must define if you do this - please refer to Formatting an international address.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

   Note: This section last updated 22nd August 2020

This is written Căsuţă Poştală, abbreviated to C.P. in Romanian.

Postal codes (Codul Poştal) consist of a block of 4 digits. The first two digits are the routing area and code, the final two the delivery office and code. Codes can cover a single building or range of buildings, or a complete settlements.

The Moldovan postal authorities prefer that ’MD-’ is placed before the postal codes, but the rules of the country from which the mail is sent must define if you do this - please refer to Formatting an international address.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

Moldova - Postal code format graphic

Moldova - Postal code format

Moldova - Postal code specifics

Moldova - Postal code regular expression

Moldova - Postal code level of coverage

Moldova - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 22nd January 2017

Refer to Exonyms in Moldova for full lists of place names in Moldova in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Moldova has 32 raions (raioane, singular - raionul), 3 municipalities (municipiu) (shown in the list below with an asterisk), and 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitate teritorială autonomă) (shown in the list below with a §) and 1 territorial unit (unitate teritorială,shown in the list below with a Δ). These are not found in addresses except where they correspond with a place name:

County	Postal code ranges
Anenii Noi	65, 7722-7724
Bălţi *	31, 4930
Basarabeasca	6700, 6701 (shared with Cimişlia)
Bender *
Briceni	47
Cahul	39, 5311-5323, 7323, 7333 (shared with Cantemir), 7415
Cantemir	73 (not 7323; 7333 shared with Cahul)
Călăraşi	4100 (shared with Cimişlia), 44 (4435 shared with Străşeni)
Căuşeni	4221, 4223, 43, 5716, 770, 7711, 7714, 7716-7717, 7719-7720, 7725-7726, 7729-7730
Chişinău *	2, 3733, 4814, 4823, 4839, 6812
Cimişlia	41 (4100 shared with Călăraşi), 67 (not 6700< 6701 shared with Basarabeasca), 7718
Criuleni	48 (not 4814, 4823, 4839)
Donduşeni	51 (not 5122, 5125-5126, 5128, 5133, 5135, 5137-5138, 5142)
Drochia	52 (5222 shared with Rişcani), 5629
Dubasari
Edineţ	46, 7115
Făleşti	59
Floreşti	50 (5020 shared with Sîngerei), 66 (not 6641, 6647)
Găgăuzia §	38, 5301-5302, 5351-5355, 61
Glodeni	49 (not 4930)
Hînceşti	3, 6420, 6422, 6426
Ialoveni	68 (not 6812), 7713, 7715, 7721, 7727-7728, 7731
Leova	63
Nisporeni	64 (not 6420,6422, 6425, 6426, 6431)
Ocniţa	71 (not 7115)
Orhei	35, 5439
Rezina	54 (not 5439)
Rişcani	5222 (shared with Drochia), 56 (not 5629)
Sîngerei	5020 (shared with Floreşti), 62
Soldăneşti	72
Soroca	30, 5122, 5125-5126, 5128, 5133, 5135, 5137-5138, 5142, 6641, 6647
Ştefan-Vodă	42 (not 4221, 4223)
Stinga Nistrului Δ
Străşeni	37 (not 3733), 4435 (shared with Călăraşi), 6425, 6431
Taraclia	74 (not 7415)
Teleneşti	58
Ungheni	36 (3631 shared with Călăraşi)

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 14th June 2016

Moldova has no area codes and all telephone numbers have a length of 8 (when called from abroad). Mobile numbers commence with one of these number ranges: 600-611, 620-621, 677, 671-676, 680-689, 690-699, 760, 767, 780-786, 788, 790-799.