Population size compared to other countries

In terms of population, Pridnestrovie is nearly double the size of Iceland (296,000) and Belize (283,000), and even larger than Luxembourg (468,000). In fact, scores of UN members have population sizes below Pridnestrovie -- and are still independent, sovereign nations. Pridnestrovie has fifty times the population of UN members Nauru and Tuvalu. On the scale of new and independent nations, Pridnestrovie falls into the high end of the category: It is one of the larger countries and fully capable of continued independent statehood.

Pridnestrovie is small, but is it too small to stand on its own? Based on nearly two decades of independence, the answer is no. Ever since independence in 1990, the country has proven to the world that it meets all the tests of an independent, economically viable nation state. The size of the country, while small, is much larger than lots of other independent nations.