Moldovans or Moldavians (Romanian/Moldovan: Moldoveni; also written Молдовень in the Moldovan Cyrillic script currently used only in Transnistria) are the current inhabitants of the territory of historical Principality of Moldova. The territory is currently divided among Romania (42%), Ukraine (24%, including Northern Bukovina, Hertsa, Northern Bessarabia and Budjak) and the Republic of Moldova (34%).
This article will refer primarily to the Romance speakers of the Republic of Moldova, the historical Bessarabia and diaspora originating in these regions. There is an ongoing controversy whether or not they are part of the Romanian nation. There is significantly less or no controversy about the inhabitants of other parts of historical Moldova (East Romania, Hertsa and Northern Bukovina, and their belonging to the Romanian nation.
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