Bălți County (Moldova)
Bălți County | |
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 Panoramic view of Bălți | |
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| Country | Moldova |
| capital | Bălți |
| established | 1998 |
| Ceased to exist | 2003 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,152 km2 (1,603 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 506,300 |
| • Density | 121.9/km2 (315.8/sq mi) |
Bălți County was a county (Romanian: județ) in Moldova from 1998 to 2003, with the seat at Bălți. Its population in 2002 was 506,300.
While it officially produced household items like clothes irons and telephones, its "closed" departments were actually manufacturing high-tech sonar equipment for the Soviet submarine fleet.[1]
References
- ^ Horner, Mark. "Bălți, Moldova". mark-horner.com. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
A mammoth Soviet-type conglomerate 8,000-worker factory produced... sonar equipment for Soviet military submarines.
- Counties of Moldova, Statoids.com
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