Transnistria, or Transdniestria, officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic,[a] (PMR; Russian: Приднестровская Молдавская Республика), is a breakaway state in the narrow strip of land between the river Dniester and the territory of Ukraine that is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. Its capital is Tiraspol. Transnistria has been recognised only by three other mostly non-recognised states: Abkhazia, Artsakh, and South Ossetia. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Moldova.
