Moldova
"Limba Noastra" (Our Tongue)

Words by: Alexei Mateevici
Music by: Alexandru Cristi
Adopted: 1994

This neighbour of Romania, with which also shares a language (called "Romanian" in Romania and "Moldovan" in Moldova), and once proposed to reintegrate with that nation, also used the Romanian anthem for the first few years after its 1991 independence from the Soviet Union. Its new anthem was adopted in 1994. Originally a 12 verse poem, only stanzas 1, 2, 5, 9, and 12 make up the present-day anthem.

See also: Moldova (1945-1991), Romania, Transdniester.