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( Transnistria)
Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, or PMR), is a "breakaway republic" [2][3][need quote] also claimed by Moldova. (The international community supports Moldova's territorial claim to the territory, with the claimed offical status of an autonomous territory. It is de jure part of Moldova and de facto an independent[4][5][6] state.)[7] It is organised as a presidential republic, with its own government, parliament, military, police, postal system, and currency. Its authorities have adopted a constitution, flag, 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] The latter two since declaring their independence from Georgia after the 2008 South Ossetia war have subsequently recognised Transnistria as an independent state and plan to establish diplomatic relations in return for the recognition of themselves.[10] It is known in English as Transnistria (which is also the name of the region in Romanian), Trans-Dniester[11] or Transdniestria[12]. Its formal long name is its name in Russian Pridnestróvskaia Moldávskaia Respública (Moldovan Republica Moldoveneasca Nistreana, Moldovan Cyrillic alphabet ????????? ???????????? ????????, Russian ??????????????? ?????????? ??????????, Ukrainian ??????????????? ?????????? ??????????, ???, English Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic), as used by the breakaway Transnistrian authorities. This is abbreviated PMR. The short form of this name is Pridnestrovie (transliteration of the Russian "?????????????").[13]
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