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ARTICLES RELATED TO Transnistria - Political status | | | |  Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Political statusTransnistria is internationally considered to be part of theRepublic of Moldova, and previously part of the Moldavian SSR, but has declared independence as the Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic or Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (TMR) (officially named Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (Pridnestrovie) according to current constitution), with Tiraspol as its capital.
The Russian authorities contributed both militarily and politically to the creation of a separatist regime in Transnistria. The TMR remained under the ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Political status |
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Transnistria - Ancient history.
Tyras was an ancient Greek colony of Miletus, probably founded about 600 BC, situated on mouth of the Dniestr river (Tyras). It fell under the dominion of native kings whose names appear on its coins, and it was destroyed by the Dacians about 50 BC. In AD 56 it has been restored by the Romans and henceforth formed part of the province of Lower Moesia.
Transnistria - From the ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - History |
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| | | | Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Crime Since partition, Transnistria has served as a haven for smugglers and traffickers in fuels, arms, and other contraband, as well as trafficking in human beings. A recent report funded by the British Department for International Development named Transnistria "a smuggling company masquerading as a state".
Recently, a cache of 70 surface-to-air missile launchers disappeared from a former Soviet stockpile and officials are unable to account for their whereabouts. The government of Ukraine, which had long been seen as assisting in this ill ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Crime |
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| | | | Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Names The origion of the name of the region froms come the Moldovan word for "beyond the river Dniester (Nistru)". In both Russian and Ukrainian, the name has a more literal meaning as it is called "Subdniestria" or "the area by the Dniester."
Official, the region has three languages: Moldovan Cyrillic, Russian and Ukrainian. Their official name, the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic, is also translated into each language:
Moldovan Cyrillic: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ ("Nistrian Moldovan Republic ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Names |
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| | | | Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Economy The GDP is about $420 million [11] and the GDP per capita, based on the exchange rate, is $662, making the area slightly poorer than Moldova, and possibly the poorest region in Europe.
Reports of visitors to Transnistria have confirmed that the average salary of a Transnistrian does not exceed $20-$40. Although the population of the republic was 555,500 in 2004, it is estimated that about 375,000 people actually reside in the region si ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Economy |
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| | | | Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Violation of human rights The Republic of Moldova, as well as other foreign states and NGOs claim that the separatist government of Transnistria is authoritarian and has a poor human rights record, and is accused of arbitrary arrest and torture. Some organizations claim that the right of free assembly or association is not fully respected and that religious freedom is limited by denying registration to Baptists, Methodists, and the Church of the Living God. Transnistrian authorities also reportedly accused Jehovah's Witnesses of lacking patriotis ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Violation of human rights |
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| | | | Transnistria - Political status: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Population At the census of 1989, the population was 546,400. At the time of the 2004 census, whose results are contested, the population was 555,000.
Recently, there has been a substantial emigration from the region due to economic hardships of the 1990s. This is one of the reasons why a disproportionately large part of the population is past the age of retirement.
Transnistria - Ethnicity.
Total population on the left bank of the Nistru River (minus Tighina): 546,400
Total population i ...
See also:Transnistria, Transnistria - Names, Transnistria - Political status, Transnistria - Internal politics, Transnistria - History, Transnistria - Ancient history, Transnistria - From the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Transnistria - Autonomous Moldavian Republic in Soviet Ukraine, Transnistria - World War II, Transnistria - Soviet Moldova, Transnistria - The breakaway, Transnistria - Aftermath, Transnistria - The Kozak Memorandum, Transnistria - 2004 crisis, Transnistria - Ukraine-sponsored talks, Transnistria - Violation of human rights, Transnistria - Ethnicities, Transnistria - Population, Transnistria - Ethnicity, Transnistria - Economy, Transnistria - Crime, Transnistria - Administrative regions, Transnistria - Bibliography Read more here: » Transnistria: Encyclopedia II - Transnistria - Population |
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