The flag of Transnistria consists of three horizontal red, green, and red bands. In the upper canton, there is a golden hammer, a sickle, and a gold-edged red star, alluding to the Soviet Union. The height-to-width ratio in the flag is 1:2, and the flag was adopted on July 25, 2000.
Its coat of arms consists of a remodeled version of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic emblem with the addition of ripples representing the Dniester River.
Transnistria, the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, is an unrecognized state that controls a part of Transnistria (the area between the Dniester river and Ukraine). Its capital is Tiraspol, and its population is about 469,000 (2018).
Capital and largest city: | Tiraspol |
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Other major cities: | Bender, Rîbnița |
Official languages: | Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian |
Region: | Eastern Europe |
Ethnic groups: | 34% Russians, 33% Moldovans, 26.7% Ukrainians, 2.8% Bulgarians |
Religions: | 95% Christians, 5% Others |
Nationality names: | Transnistrian, Pridnestrovian |
Area: | 4,163 km² (1,607 sq mi) |
Population: | 469,000 (2018) |
Currency: | Transnistrian ruble |
Keywords: Flag and coat of arms of Transnistria (Romanian: Drapelul și stema Transnistriei; Russian: Флаг и герб Приднестровья; Moldovan Cyrillic: Стягул Републичий Молдовенешть Нистрене; Ukrainian: Прапор та герб Придністров'я), GIF (Russian: гиф)
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