Officially, there is no difference. Both Romania and Moldova have been spelled different ways in English, so older textbooks refer to “Rumania” and “Moldavia. read more
Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova, pronounced ( listen) or Țara Moldovei (in Romanian Latin alphabet), Цара Мѡлдовєй (in old Romanian Cyrillic alphabet) is a historical region and former principality in Central and Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. read more
Moldavia is a region in Romania while Moldova is a country! Before, Moldova used to be a part of Romania as well as the Bucovina-region in today’s Ukraine. In 1940 the Russians annexed these regions and in 1992 Moldova declared it’s independence. read more
Meanwhile, a war ensued between R. Moldova and Transnistria, a strip of land to the east of the Dniester river that was part of R. Moldova at its independence but where most of the population is Russian or pro-Russian/Soviet and have decided to organize their own separatist “country”. read more