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 | | The principality became tributary to the Ottoman Empire during 16th century, following the Treaty of Bucharest, 1812Treaty of Bucharest in 1812, it was annexed by Russia as Bessarabia. |
 | | Moldova is divided into 32 districts (''raion'', pl. ''raioane''), 3 municipalities (ChisinauChişinău, Balti, MoldovaBălţi and TighinaBender), two semi-autonomous regions (Găgăuzia and the breakaway region of Transnistria, whose status is still disputed). |
 | | The part of Moldova east of the Dniestr River, Transnistria - which is more heavily industrialized and is populated by a larger proportion of ethnic Russians and UkraineUkrainians - claimed independence in 1992, fearing Moldovan unification with Romania. |
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