Outline of Transnistria

The Flag of Transnistria		The Coat of arms of Transnistria

The location of Transnistria

An enlargeable map of Transnistria

Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is a breakaway republic^[1][2] within the internationally recognised borders of Moldova with the official status of an autonomous territory. Although only partially recognised, it is claimed in whole by Moldova as its de jure territory,^[3] it is de facto independent^[4][5][6] and functions like a state.^[7] It is organised as a presidential republic, with its own government, parliament, military, police, and postal system. Its authorities have adopted a constitution, flag, a national anthem, and a coat of arms.

Transnistria is located mostly in a strip between the Dniester River and Ukraine. After the dissolution of the USSR, Transnistria declared independence leading to the war with Moldova that started in March 1992 and was concluded by the ceasefire of July 1992. As part of that agreement, a three-party (Russia, Moldova, PMR) Joint Control Commission supervises the security arrangements in the demilitarized zone, comprising 20 localities on both sides of the river. Although the ceasefire has held, the territory's political status remains unresolved, and Transnistria has been de facto independent since that time.

Transnistria is sometimes compared with other post-Soviet frozen conflict zones such as Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia.^[8][9] These states all recognise Transnistrian sovereignty.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Transnistria:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Transnistria
• Official English country name: The Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Transnistria
• ISO country codes: See the Outline of Moldova
• ISO region codes: See the Outline of Moldova
• Internet country code top-level domain: See the Outline of Moldova

Geography of Transnistria

Main article: Geography of Transnistria

• Transnistria is: a de facto independent^[4][5][6][7] though a partially recognised sovereign state
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Eastern Europe
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Transnistria
• Population of Transnistria:
• Area of Transnistria: 4163 km²
• Atlas of Transnistria

Environment of Transnistria

• Climate of Transnistria
• World Heritage Sites in Transnistria: None

Regions of Transnistria

Main article: Regions of Transnistria

Ecoregions of Transnistria

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Transnistria and Ecoregions in Transnistria

Administrative divisions of Transnistria

Main article: Administrative divisions of Transnistria

• Raions of Transnistria
  • Municipalities of Transnistria

Raions of Transnistria

Main article: Raions of Transnistria

• Camenca (Кáменка, Kamenka)
• Dubăsari (Дубоссáры, Dubossary)
• Grigoriopol (Григориóполь)
• Rîbniţa (Рыбница, Rybnitsa)
• Slobozia (Слободзéя)

Municipalities of Transnistria

Main article: Municipalities of Transnistria

• Capital of Transnistria: Tiraspol
• Cities of Transnistria

• Bendery (Бендéры), officially a separate municipality from Transnistria
• Tiraspol (Тирáсполь)

Demography of Transnistria

Main article: Demographics of Transnistria

• Demographic history of Transnistria

Government and politics of Transnistria

Main article: Government of Transnistria and Politics of Transnistria

• Form of government: Presidential republic
• Capital of Transnistria: Tiraspol

• Elections in Transnistria
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Transnistria
• Political scandals of Transnistria
• Taxation in Transnistria

Branches of the government of Transnistria

Main article: Government of Transnistria

Executive branch of the government of Transnistria

• Head of state: President of Transnistria, Igor Smirnov
• Cabinet of Transnistria

Legislative branch of the government of Transnistria

• Parliament of Transnistria (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Transnistria

Main article: Court system of Transnistria

• Supreme Court of Transnistria

Foreign relations of Transnistria

Main article: Foreign relations of Transnistria

• Diplomatic missions in Transnistria
• Diplomatic missions of Transnistria

International organization membership

• none ^[3]

Law and order in Transnistria

Main article: Law of Transnistria

• Capital punishment in Transnistria
• Constitution of Transnistria
• Crime in Transnistria
• Human rights in Transnistria
  • LGBT rights in Transnistria
  • Freedom of religion in Transnistria
• Law enforcement in Transnistria

Military of Transnistria

Main article: Military of Transnistria

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Transnistria
• Forces
  • Army of Transnistria
  • Navy of Transnistria
  • Air Force of Transnistria
  • Special forces of Transnistria
• Military history of Transnistria
• Military ranks of Transnistria

Local government in Transnistria

Main article: Local government in Transnistria

History of Transnistria

Main article: History of Transnistria, Timeline of the history of Transnistria, and Current events of Transnistria

• History of Transnistria to 1792
• Transnistria Governorate
• Economic history of Transnistria
• Military history of Transnistria

Culture of Transnistria

Main article: Culture of Transnistria

• Media in Transnistria
• National symbols of Transnistria
  • Coat of arms of Transnistria
  • Flag of Transnistria
  • National anthem of Transnistria
• Public holidays in Transnistria
• Religion in Transnistria
• World Heritage Sites in Transnistria: None

Art in Transnistria

• Television in Transnistria

Economy and infrastructure of Transnistria

Main article: Economy of Transnistria

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007):

• Communications in Transnistria
  • Internet in Transnistria
• Currency of Transnistria: Ruble
  • ISO 4217: N/A (informally PRB)

Education in Transnistria

Main article: Education in Transnistria

See also

Europe portal

Main article: Transnistria

• Index of Transnistria-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Transnistria-related topics
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Moldova

References

1. ^ Herd, Graeme P.; Jennifer D. P. Moroney (2003). Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc. Routledge. ISBN 041529732X. 
2. ^ Zielonka, Jan (2001). Democratic Consolidation in Eastern Europe. Oxford University Press. ISBN 019924409X. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Moldova". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/md.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
4. ^ ^{a b} , Jos Boonstra, Senior Researcher, Democratisation Programme, FRIDE. Moldova, Transnistria and European Democracy Policies, 2007
5. ^ ^{a b} Gerald Hinteregger, Hans-Georg Heinrich (editors), Russia — Continuity and Change, Hinteregger, Gerald; Heinrich Hans-Georg (2004). Russia — Continuity and Change. (editors). Springer. pp. 174. ISBN 3211223916. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Rosenstiel, Francis; Edith Lejard, Jean Boutsavath, Jacques Martz (2002). Annuaire Europeen 2000/European Yearbook 2000. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041118446. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Barry Bartmann, Tozun. Bahcheli (2004). De Facto States: The Quest for Sovereignty. Routledge. ISBN 0714654760. 
8. ^ OSCE: De Gucht Discusses Montenegro Referendum, Frozen Conflicts, GlobalSecurity.org, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, May 2006
9. ^ Vladimir Socor, Frozen Conflicts in the Black Sea-South Caucasus Region, IASPS Policy Briefings, March 1, 2004

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Transnistria

• BBC: Profile of Trans-Dniester
• Economist: The black hole that ate Moldova
• OSCE Mission to Moldova
• Radio Free Europe: Transdniester Conflict Was Long In The Making
• Jos Boonstra, "Moldova, Transnistria, and European Democracy Polices", FRIDE, February 2007
• Stuart Hensel, Moldova Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA), Economist Intelligence Unit.

Local links

• (Russian) "Chelovek i ego Prava" ("Man and his Rights"), local newspaper
• (English)(Romanian)(Russian) Conflict.md, site about the conflict
• (English)(Romanian)(Russian) Moldova Azi: News from Moldova, news portal
• (English)(Romanian)(Russian) Moldova.org, non-governmental country portal
• (English)(Russian) PMR News, English-language news and commentaries
• (English)(Russian) Pridnestrovie.net, official English site of the PMR authorities
• (English)(Romanian)(Russian) Transnistria.md, English-language news and interviews
• (English)(Russian) VisitPMR.com, official tourist information
• (English)(Russian) Website of the Supreme Council (Parliament) of PMR, official site