| Transnistria (Transnistrian Moldovan Republic) / Pridnestrovie (Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic/PMR) - Claims independence since 1990, but Moldova also claims full sovereignty, and describes it as an autonomous region of Moldova. The 1992 War of Transnistria ended with a ceasefire, which was backed by a deal between Russia, Moldova and Transnistria. The ceasefire has remained in place to this day, although the international political situation for Transnistrian citizens has remained in the balance. A 2005 agreement between Moldova and the Ukraine has seen Transnistrians having to register with Moldova to export items across the border with the Ukraine (apart from Moldova, it's only other bordering nation), which has severely hit the local population, in a similar way to Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territories. Transnistria is recognised by South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and has it's own president, parliament, military, police, postal system, currency, constitution, flag and national anthem. |
