Editing Moldova (section)

=== Language ===
{{Further|Languages of Moldova}}
{{as of|2023|03|lc=n}}, the only [[official language]] of Moldova is Romanian, and all references to the Moldovan language in the [[Constitution of Moldova|constitution]] and legal bills have been amended to refer to Romanian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fremer |first=Iana |date=24 April 2023 |title=Moldova: New Law Establishes Romanian as the State Language of the Country |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2023-04-23/moldova-new-law-establishes-romanian-as-the-state-language-of-the-country/ |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=[[Library of Congress]] |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803180405/https://www.loc.gov/item/global-legal-monitor/2023-04-23/moldova-new-law-establishes-romanian-as-the-state-language-of-the-country/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2023 |title=Moldovan Parliament Approves Final Reading Of Romanian Language Bill |language=en |work=[[RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty]] |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-parliament-approves-final-reading-romanian-language-bill/32321571.html |access-date=3 August 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317223413/https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-parliament-approves-final-reading-romanian-language-bill/32321571.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2014 Moldovan census for the first time collected information about the languages spoken by residents in Moldova. There is a [[Controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova|controversy]] about whether or not [[Moldovan language|Moldovan]] and [[Romanian language|Romanian]] should be considered distinct languages. Counting together, it is the mother tongue of 80.4% of the population. The Moldovan government rejects any distinction, however the census allowed for respondents to respond with their preferred label. The results of the 2024 census were [[Moldovan language|Moldovan]] (49.2%), [[Romanian language|Romanian]] (31.3%), [[Russian language|Russian]] (11.1%), [[Gagauz language|Gagauz]] (3.8%), [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] (2.9%), [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] (1.2%), [[Romani language|Romani]] (0.3), and others (0.2%).