Moldavian ASSR had a mixed population, in which less than one third was Moldavian.
Its area was 7,516 km² (2,902 sq mi) and included 11 raions on the left bank of Dniester.

According to the 1926 Soviet census, the Republic had a population of 572,339, of which:
Despite this extensive territory allotted to the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, about 85,000 Moldavians remained in Ukraine outside the territory of MASSR.
Moldavian ASSR had a mixed population, in which less than one third was Moldavian. Its area was 7,516 km² (2,902 sq mi) and included 11 raions on the left bank of Dniester.
According to the 1926 Soviet census, the Republic had a population of 572,339, of which:
Despite this extensive territory allotted to the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, about 85,000 Moldavians remained in Ukraine outside the territory of MASSR.
Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic