Between 1998 and February 2003, Moldova was divided into 12 territorial units, including 1 municipality, 1 autonomous territorial unit, 1 territorial unit, and 9 counties (Romanian: judeţe; seats in brackets):
- Chişinău municipality, surrounded by Chişinău County, but different from it
- Bălţi County (Bălţi)
- Cahul County (Cahul)
- Chişinău County (Chişinău)
- Edineţ County (Edineţ)
- Lăpuşna County (Hînceşti)
- Orhei County (Orhei)
- Soroca County (Soroca)
- Tighina County (Căuşeni)
- Ungheni County (Ungheni)
- Găgăuzia, autonomous territorial unit (Comrat)
- Stânga Nistrului, territorial unit (Dubăsari)
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In 1999 a Taraclia County was split out from the Cahul County; it coincides with the current Taraclia District.