The current system of administrative division was established in 1994 and modified in 2000 to meet the requirements of the European Union. The country's 10 counties (Lithuanian: singular – ''apskritis'', plural – ''apskritys'') are subdivided into 60 municipalities (Lithuanian: singular – ''savivaldybė'', plural – ''savivaldybės''), and further divided into 500 elderships (Lithuanian: singular – ''seniūnija'', plural – ''seniūnijos'').