The western border of this nation is the Prut River.
This nation became independent under the leadership of President Snegur, and for most of the 1990's it was ruled by the regressive Agrarian Party, who opposed economic reforms. Its most recent elections saw the Alliance for European Integration beat out the still-powerful Communist Party. The western border of this nation is the Prut River. About 4% of this nation belongs to the Gaugaz ethnicity, who are Turkish speaking Muslims. This nation claims the cities of Bender and Tiraspol, which are under the control of a Russian-speaking breakaway state. This nation's language is virtually identical to Romanian and it was part of Romania until World War II. For 10 points, name this former Soviet republic from which Transnistria is a breakaway, and whose capital is Chisinau.
This nation became independent under the leadership of President Snegur, and for most of the 1990's it was ruled by the regressive Agrarian Party, who opposed economic reforms.
Moldova