Moldova–Romania border

Moldova–Romania border
Moldova–Romania border
	River Prut near Albița, Drânceni
Characteristics
Entities	Moldova Romania
Length	681.3 kilometres (423.3 mi)
History
Established	1917; Creation of the Moldavian Democratic Republic
Current shape	1991; Moldovan Declaration of Independence
Disestablished	1918; Union of Bessarabia with Romania
Treaties	Treaty of Paris (1920), Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Paris Peace Treaties

The Republic of Moldova–Romania border is the international border between Republic of Moldova and Romania, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It is a fluvial boundary, following the course of the Prut and Danube. The boundary is 681.3 kilometres (423.3 miles) long, including 570 metres (1,870 ft) along the Danube.

It is part of the external border of the European Union that runs from Criva (48°15′50″N 26°37′30″E) in the north-west to Giurgiulești (45°28′00″N 28°12′50″E) in the south-east.

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