MD — Moldova

Moldova is a landlocked Eastern European country between Romania and Ukraine. Chișinău, the capital, is the main city and economic center. Moldova is known for its wine industry, with some of the world's largest wine cellars. The Moldovan Leu (MDL) is the currency. For developers, the MD country code maps to the ro-MD locale for Moldovan Romanian, which is essentially identical to Romanian but may have minor formatting differences. The .md domain has become valuable because it matches the Markdown file extension (.md), leading many developers to register .md domains for documentation and developer-focused projects. The +373 calling code serves Moldova. The breakaway region of Transnistria uses +373 5 prefixes but is not internationally recognized, creating edge cases in phone number validation. Moldova's aspirations for EU membership are driving regulatory alignment. The .md domain's association with Markdown makes it one of the most developer-recognizable ccTLDs in the world.