Svetlîi is a commune in the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit of the Republic of Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Alexeevca and Svetlîi. The 2004 census listed Svetlîi as having a population of 2,271 people. Gagauz total 805. Minorities included 326 Moldovans, 235 Russians, 319 Ukrainians, 549 Bulgarians, 1 Pole, 3 Roma and 33 'other nationality'. At the same census, Alexeevca had 388 people.