Official Names, Long
Transnistria has three official languages: Russian, Moldavian (in the Cyrillic alphabet), and Ukrainian. In each of the three national languages the name reads:
- Russian: Приднестровская Молдавская Республика (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya Respublika), abbreviated ПМР
- Moldavian Cyrillic: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ (Republica Moldovenească Nistreană), abbreviated РМН
- Ukrainian: Придністровська Молдавська Республіка (rydnistrovs'ka Moldavs'ka Respublika), abbreviated ПМР
The abbreviations of each name in the official languages also appear on the Transnistrian coat of arms.
The Constitution of Transnistria gives the official name as Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica (PMR).
Some authorities, such as the President's office, translate this name to English as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. The official abbreviation in English is PMR.
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