The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geographical standard used by Moldova in order to divide its territory into regions at three different levels of specified classes of its population codified by the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (NBS). Moldova is a recognised candidate country for membership of the European Union (EU) and thus part of the classification. The three hierarchical levels are known as NUTS-1, NUTS-2 and NUTS-3, moving from larger to smaller territorial divisions.
Overall Level Division # NUTS 1 Moldova NUTS 2 Western part (the right side of Dniester) and Eastern part (left side of Dniester) 2* NUTS 3 Six statistical regions: North, Center, South, Municipality of Chisinau, Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia and Administrative-territorial unit(s) of the left Bank of Dniester river 6* * NUTS 2 and 3 levels have not yet been agreed.
Regions The NUTS codes are as follows:
NUTS-1 Code NUTS-2 Code NUTS-3 Code MD1 West side (right side of Nistru River)) MD11 North Region MD111 Center Region MD112 South Region MD113 Autonomous Territorial Unit Gagauzia MD114 Municipality Chișinău MD115 The eastern part (the left side of the Nistru River) MD12 Administrative-territorial units on the left side of Nistru River MD120
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