South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Moldova is a country located in Eastern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Moldova regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Moldova?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Moldova is 13,068 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Moldova by 64,048 sq mi. South Dakota is around 5.90 times bigger than Moldova.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Moldova: 13,068 sq mi ( 33,846 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Moldova as of 2020, was estimated to be around 2,620,495.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Moldova.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Moldova is Chisinau.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Moldova: Romanian
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Moldova: Moldovan
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Moldova: MD
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Moldova Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Moldova:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 29° 0′ 0″ E
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