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Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
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<h2 id="national-structures">National structures</h2> <p>Not all countries have every level of division, depending on their size. For example, Luxembourg and Cyprus only have local administrative units (LAUs); the three NUTS divisions each correspond to the entire country itself. </p> <h3>Member states</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Countries</th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/First-level_NUTS_of_the_European_Union/Ck5821Fm">NUTS 1</a></th><th colspan="2">NUTS 2</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 3</th><th colspan="2">Local administrative units (LAU)</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Member_State_of_the_European_Union/hsFC1pJH">Member State</a></th><th>27</th><th></th><th>92</th><th></th><th>240</th><th></th><th>1,164</th><th></th><th>92,054</th></tr><tr><td>Austria</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Austria/ycL1ECvQ">AT</a></td><td>Groups of states</td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/States_of_Austria/H0Nl6XpV">States</a></td><td>9</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Districts_of_Austria/B8B6Jmjo">districts</a></td><td>35</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipality_(Austria)/tnhynXKJ">Municipalities</a> (<i>Gemeinden</i>)</td><td>2,093</td></tr><tr><td>Belgium</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Belgium/v7MMc32g">BE</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Belgium/euL6UtzH">Regions</a></td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Belgium/uzYYX0le">Provinces</a> (+ <a href="/facts/Brussels/tNzHrQYP">Brussels</a>)</td><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Arrondissements_of_Belgium/v8sfb10w">Arrondissements</a> (<a href="/facts/Arrondissement_of_Verviers/2xgq6ywC">Verviers</a> split into two)</td><td>44</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Belgium/DqnjmDr8">Municipalities</a> (<i>gemeenten</i> / <i>communes</i>)</td><td>581</td></tr><tr><td>Bulgaria</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Bulgaria/2Q43PmCe">BG</a></td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Bulgaria/2Q43PmCe">Regions</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Bulgaria/2Q43PmCe">Planning regions</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Bulgaria/CzeQLDD8">Oblasts</a></td><td>28</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Bulgaria/0oTwLcjc">Municipalities</a> (общини, <i>obshtini</i>)</td><td>265</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Croatia/7IvA3XJd">HR</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Regions</td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Croatia/b1sRzvVV">Counties</a> (<i>županije</i>) + <a href="/facts/Zagreb/KPf8bzLI">Zagreb</a></td><td>21</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Croatia/HcfXt1MS">Municipalities</a> (<i>općine</i>)</td><td>556</td></tr><tr><td>Cyprus</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Cyprus/oCxWpgPs">CY</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Cyprus/5gfUSJFQ">Municipalities, communities</a> (δήμοι, κοινότητες, <i>dimoi, koinotites</i>)</td><td>615</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_the_Czech_Republic/Q5eC041y">CZ</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Statistical areas</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_the_Czech_Republic/vloScjSr">Administrative regions</a> (<i>kraje</i>)</td><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_the_Czech_Republic/ahgGDVPn">Municipalities</a> (<i>obce</i>)</td><td>6,254</td></tr><tr><td>Denmark</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Denmark/GIypTsy7">DK</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Denmark/LnSYckDg">Regions</a> (<i>Regioner</i>)</td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_Danish_Provinces/wGNVpo9n">Provinces</a> (<i>Landsdele</i>)</td><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Denmark/KT7QKoJr">Municipalities</a> (<i>kommuner</i>) and 1 <a href="/facts/Unincorporated_area/q4EGarYy">unincorporated area</a></td><td>99</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Estonia/kN72Lh3r">EE</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Counties_of_Estonia/YHVgDrEJ">counties</a></td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Estonia/PWYrJrjF">Municipalities</a> (<i>Vald, linn</i>)</td><td>79</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Finland/jjx4dISt">FI</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mainland_Finland/7ntfVIke">Mainland Finland</a>, <a href="/facts/%25C3%2585land/Czpngkbn">Åland</a></td><td>2</td><td>Large areas (<i>Suuralueet</i> / <i>Storområden</i>)</td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Finland/3Rh0S0xD">Regions</a> (<i>Maakunnat</i> / <i>Landskap</i>)</td><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Finland/dqF8lPBT">Municipalities</a> (<i>kunnat</i> / <i>kommuner</i>)</td><td>309</td></tr><tr><td>France</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_France/tBujVSUm">FR</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_France/ovVDJLnK">Regions</a> + <a href="/facts/D%25C3%25A9partement_d%2527outre-mer/SosQ94H2">DOM</a></td><td>14</td><td>Former <a href="/facts/Regions_of_France/ovVDJLnK">regions</a> (1982–2015) + DOM</td><td>27</td><td><a href="/facts/Departments_of_France/KVnaWaqQ">Departments</a> + DOM</td><td>101</td><td><a href="/facts/Communes_of_France/76pNg6kk">Communes</a></td><td>34,965</td></tr><tr><td>Germany</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Germany/WCJvm1Iw">DE</a></td><td><a href="/facts/States_of_Germany/hIpruCeX">States</a> (<i>Bundesland</i>)</td><td>16</td><td>Inconsistent, some whole <a href="/facts/States_of_Germany/hIpruCeX">States</a> (<i>Bundesland</i>), some <a href="/facts/Government_regions_of_Germany/dkTqQAeU">Government regions</a> (<i>Regierungsbezirk</i>) (or equivalent, or dissolved)</td><td>38</td><td><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Germany/qNDD9Gud">Districts</a> (<i>Kreis</i>)</td><td>400</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Germany/44F8MjXB">Municipalities</a> (<i>Gemeinden</i>)</td><td>10,775</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Greece/SE71FIYe">EL</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>Groups of development regions</td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Modern_regions_of_Greece/2rm5ofKo">Regions</a></td><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Prefectures_of_Greece/LLIp8n2v">Prefectures</a></td><td>51</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_and_communities_of_Greece/Lhetjr9Q">Municipal districts/Community districts</a>(δημοτικό διαμέρισμα, κοινότικο διαμέρισμα, <i>demotiko diamerisma, koinotiko diamerisma</i>)</td><td>6,133</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Hungary/nIr0Hbsa">HU</a></td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Hungary/nIr0Hbsa">Statistical large regions</a> (<i>statisztikai nagyrégiók</i>)</td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_regions_of_Hungary/EEWXA9s5">Planning and statistical regions</a> (<i>tervezési-statisztikai régió</i>)</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Hungary/q7I85xn3">Counties</a> (<i>vármegye</i>) + <a href="/facts/Budapest/VdcUAkxm">Budapest</a></td><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Hungary/9TQvoXxM">Settlements</a> (<i>települések</i>)</td><td>3,155</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Ireland/p7R8n32j">IE</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Regional_Assemblies_in_Ireland/p7R8n32j">Regions</a></td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Regional_Authorities_in_Ireland/Jqrr2cKF">Regional Authority Regions</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Local_electoral_area/Is6lQzTY">Local electoral areas</a></td><td>166</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Italy/P9dAYNwd">IT</a></td><td>Groups of regions</td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Italy/0qEoCpKe">Regions</a> (<a href="/facts/Trentino-Alto_Adige/IxxpM1X0">Trentino-Alto Adige</a> split into two)</td><td>21</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Italy/0p68e079">Provinces</a><p><a href="/facts/Metropolitan_cities_of_Italy/Te0UDw8v">Metropolitan Cities</a></p></td><td>107</td><td><a href="/facts/Comune/Bxsc8IYY">Municipalities</a> (<i>comuni</i>)</td><td>7,904</td></tr><tr><td>Latvia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Latvia/bQ9xw0YC">LV</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_Latvia/FYIHT5sM">Statistical regions</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Administrative_divisions_of_Latvia/TtuJYyUy">Municipalities, state cities</a> (<i>valstspilsētas, novadi</i>)</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>Lithuania</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Lithuania/HITk9tPp">LT</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, Sostinės regionas</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Lithuania/0RS0yIG8">Counties</a></td><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Lithuania/JwaGqFu1">Municipalities</a> (<i>savivaldybės</i>)</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>Luxembourg</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Luxembourg/JgGyJv8y">LU</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Communes_of_Luxembourg/g0cAE8QA">Communes</a> (<a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>: <i>communes</i>, <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>: <i>Gemeinden</i>, <a href="/facts/Luxembourgish_language/HsVzn2YA">Luxembourgish</a>: <i>Gemengen</i>)</td><td>102</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Malta/F85lyXx5">MT</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Islands</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Local_councils_of_Malta/x3tuEjQT">Local councils</a> (<i>kunsilli</i>)</td><td>68</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_the_Netherlands/YGReq1Jk">NL</a></td><td>Groups of provinces</td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands/kqYoVzuk">Provinces</a></td><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/COROP/d46tXaXd">COROP regions</a></td><td>40</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_the_Netherlands/FTWN3d8A">Municipalities</a> (<i>gemeenten</i>)</td><td>342</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Poland/o8wcqHDA">PL</a></td><td>Macroregions (<i>Makroregiony</i>)</td><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Voivodeships_of_Poland/oAVBCuq6">Voivodeships</a> + <a href="/facts/Warsaw_metropolitan_area/PCEC4zQo">Warsaw metro</a></td><td>17</td><td>Subregions (<i>Podregiony</i>)</td><td>73</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Poland/MHRlJuaH">Municipalities</a> (<i>gminy</i>)</td><td>2,477</td></tr><tr><td>Portugal</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Portugal/6uWsGQxx">PT</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Continental_Portugal/slqsubuY">Continent</a> + <a href="/facts/Azores/yWF1EGs8">Azores</a> + <a href="/facts/Madeira/HRlYxvhe">Madeira</a></td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Political_divisions_of_Portugal/Qpr1RzyB">Statistical regions + autonomous regions</a></td><td>7</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Portugal/PuyCUlyk">municipalities</a></td><td>25</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Portugal/PuyCUlyk">Municipalities</a> (<i>concelhos</i>)</td><td>308</td></tr><tr><td>Romania</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Romania/uw5oYqQx">RO</a></td><td>Macroregions</td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Development_regions_of_Romania/bJfU8xma">Regions</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Romania/kkT4lvxV">Counties</a> + <a href="/facts/Bucharest/4xQnsGwM">Bucharest</a></td><td>42</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Romania/jW1D8ETT">Communes + Municipalities + Cities</a> (<i>comune + municipii + orașe</i>)</td><td>3,181</td></tr><tr><td>Slovakia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Slovakia/3rckQgfx">SK</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Oblasts</td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Slovakia/7YJe5B1M">Regions</a> (<i>Kraje</i>)</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Slovakia/wKptq3p1">Municipalities</a> (<i>obce</i>)</td><td>2,891</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Slovenia/k3a6PRWQ">SI</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Macroregions</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_Slovenia/DVNRkQz1">Statistical regions</a></td><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Slovenia/g512H1wl">Municipalities</a> (<i>občine</i>)</td><td>212</td></tr><tr><td>Spain</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Spain/sp6WGjYQ">ES</a></td><td>Groups of autonomous communities</td><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain/tkAEH5bh">17 Autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities</a></td><td>19</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Spain/nw4PG6nM">Provinces</a> + <a href="/facts/List_of_islands_of_Spain/BGL4mm0z">Islands</a> + <a href="/facts/Ceuta/lnXoy5Nh">Ceuta</a> and <a href="/facts/Melilla/RpWlj2Ce">Melilla</a></td><td>59</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Spain/az0zQTXy">Municipalities</a> (<i>municipios</i>)</td><td>8,131</td></tr><tr><td>Sweden</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Sweden/JRk9qlST">SE</a></td><td>Regions (<i>Grupper av riksområden</i>)</td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/National_Areas_of_Sweden/JRk9qlST">National Areas</a> (<i>Riksområde</i>)</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Sweden/AuXtPdgK">Counties</a> (<i>Län</i>)</td><td>21</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Sweden/xXS2H4Ba">Municipalities</a> (<i>kommuner</i>)</td><td>290</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Candidate countries</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Country</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 1</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 2</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 3</th><th colspan="2">LAU 1</th><th colspan="2">LAU 2</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Future_enlargement_of_the_European_Union/bBHm4VzW">Candidate countries</a></th><th>6</th><th></th><th>25</th><th></th><th>63</th><th></th><th>269</th><th></th><th>2,671</th><th></th><th>77,066</th></tr><tr><td>Albania</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Albania/mNdU4ExE">AL</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Regions (non-administrative)</td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Albania/UslKTpC6">Counties</a></td><td>12</td><td>–</td><td>–</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Albania/XyGFNSHw">Municipalities</a> (<i>komunë</i>) / <a href="/facts/Communes_of_Albania/aPPzYMMl">Communes</a> (<i>bashki / komunë</i>)</td><td>373</td></tr><tr><td>Montenegro</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Montenegro/HCJ9HdEp">ME</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_Montenegro/taXGjgPP">Statistical regions</a></td><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Montenegro/DFUhlw5P">Municipalities</a> (општине, <i>opštine</i>)</td><td>24</td><td>Settlements (насеља, <i>naselja</i>)</td><td>1,256</td></tr><tr><td>North Macedonia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_North_Macedonia/BpWtEHoY">MK</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_North_Macedonia/sH9gpgEz">Statistical regions</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_North_Macedonia/I7VWz9IV">Municipalities</a> (општини, <i>opštini</i>)</td><td>84</td><td>Settlements (населени места, <i>naseleni mesta</i>)</td><td>1,776</td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Serbia/bfBPvnac">RS</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_Serbia/pNKPv4zr">Groups of regions</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Statistical_regions_of_Serbia/pNKPv4zr">Regions</a></td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Serbia/n7ALhnbo">Districts</a></td><td>29</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_and_cities_of_Serbia/HhKomNJN">Municipalities</a> (општине и градови, <i>opštine i gradovi</i>)</td><td>174</td><td>Settlements (насељена места, <i>naseljena mesta</i>)</td><td>6,155</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Ukraine/QMNRVlrj">UA</a></td><td>Macroregions</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Administrative_divisions_of_Ukraine/6xG1Y13N">Regions</a></td><td>27</td><td><a href="/facts/Raions_of_Ukraine/jNNtanyd">Raions</a></td><td>138</td><td><a href="/facts/Hromada/GY6tGaxw">Hromadas</a></td><td>1469</td><td><a href="/facts/Starosta_okruh/qQGsVgtN">Starosta okruhs</a> (старостинські округи, <i>starostynski okruhy</i>) + <a href="/facts/Populated_places_in_Ukraine/b66w3P9S">Settlements</a> (населені пункти, <i>naseleni punkty</i>)</td><td>29,831</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Turkey/j74Mk75C">TR</a></td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_Turkey/j74Mk75C">Regions</a></td><td>12</td><td>Sub-regions</td><td>26</td><td><a href="/facts/Provinces_of_Turkey/CN95vY68">Provinces</a> (<i>iller</i>)</td><td>81</td><td><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Turkey/0uHLISgR">Districts</a> (<i>ilçeler</i>)</td><td>923</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Turkey/thbGVzSG">Municipalities</a> (<i>belediyeler</i>)</td><td>37,675</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>EFTA countries</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Country</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 1</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 2</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 3</th><th colspan="2">-</th><th colspan="2">LAU</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/European_Free_Trade_Association/m8yeTInz">EFTA</a> countries</th><th>4</th><th></th><th>4</th><th></th><th>16</th><th></th><th>48</th><th></th><th>122</th><th></th><th>2,567</th></tr><tr><td>Switzerland</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Switzerland/MTPvanWe">CH</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Regions</td><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Cantons_of_Switzerland/k3wxdzmF">Cantons</a></td><td>26</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Switzerland/cm2la4rw">Municipalities</a> (<a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>: <i>Gemeinden</i>, <i>Einwohnergemeinden</i> and <i>politische Gemeinden</i>; <a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>: <i><a href="/facts/Commune_(administrative_division)/S0bUz6jW">communes</a></i>; <a href="/facts/Italian_language/YXsmvlQG">Italian</a>: <i>comuni</i>; <a href="/facts/Romansh_language/KrxKLUlk">Romansh</a>: <i>vischnancas</i>)</td><td>2,136</td></tr><tr><td>Iceland</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Iceland/Rg6W1sfq">IS</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Capital_Region_(Iceland)/acDS6THa">Capital Region</a> / Rest of country</td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_Iceland/vVw3p1z5">Regions</a> (<i>landshlutar</i>)</td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Iceland/ngW0oxDs">Municipalities</a> (<i>sveitarfélag</i>)</td><td>64</td></tr><tr><td>Liechtenstein</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Liechtenstein/hALRf7kl">LI</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Municipalities_of_Liechtenstein/fhMjppYq">Municipalities</a> (<i>Gemeinden</i>)</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Norway</td><td><a href="/facts/NUTS_of_Norway/njSyQ0gX">NO</a></td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Regions</td><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Counties_of_Norway/4UHCG8Tt">Counties</a> (<i>Fylke</i>)</td><td>19</td><td>Economic regions (<i>Økonomiske regioner</i>)</td><td>89</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway/P3CHR5ug">Municipalities</a> (<i>kommuner</i>)</td><td>356</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Former EU member state</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="2">Country</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 1</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 2</th><th colspan="2">NUTS 3</th><th colspan="2">LAU</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">United Kingdom</td><td rowspan="4"><a href="/facts/NUTS_statistical_regions_of_the_United_Kingdom/a6tbE8P7">UK</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Regions_of_England/uqCTxESc">Regions of England</a></td><td>9</td><td>Sub-Regions:<ul><li>groups of <a href="/facts/Ceremonial_counties_of_England/ly0Ck7nY">counties</a></li><li>individual <a href="/facts/Ceremonial_counties_of_England/ly0Ck7nY">counties</a></li><li>groups of <a href="/facts/London_boroughs/8HvhDcVM">London boroughs</a></li></ul></td><td>30</td><td><a href="/facts/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England/MErTouI9">Upper tier authorities</a> and groups of <a href="/facts/Unitary_authorities_of_England/kwEpTwby">unitary authorities</a> and <a href="/facts/Districts_of_England/4X8En6To">districts</a></td><td>93</td><td><a href="/facts/Districts_of_England/4X8En6To">Districts</a> or unitary authorities</td><td>326</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Wales</a></td><td>1</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Local_government_in_Wales/oPgSWRdV">Principal Areas</a></td><td>2</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Local_government_in_Wales/oPgSWRdV">Principal Areas</a></td><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/Local_government_in_Wales/oPgSWRdV">Principal Areas</a></td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a></td><td>1</td><td>Groups of Council and/or Island Areas</td><td>4</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Subdivisions_of_Scotland/w2VlP6Me">Council Areas or Islands Areas</a></td><td>23</td><td><a href="/facts/Subdivisions_of_Scotland/w2VlP6Me">Council areas</a>, subdivided by <a href="/facts/Local_enterprise_company/MBMgRQ63">LEC</a> where applicable</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Ireland/Jmr0NRyl">Northern Ireland</a></td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1</td><td>Groups of <a href="/facts/Districts_of_Northern_Ireland/we797p30">districts</a></td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Districts_of_Northern_Ireland/we797p30">Districts</a></td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="maps">Maps</h2> <h2 id="establishment">Establishment</h2> <p>NUTS regions are generally based on existing national administrative subdivisions. In countries where only one or two regional subdivisions exist, or where the population of existing subdivisions is too small or too large, a second and/or third level is created. This may be on the first level (ex. France, Italy, Greece, and Spain), on the second (ex. Germany) and/or third level (ex. Belgium).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> In countries with small populations, where the entire country would be placed on the NUTS 2 or even NUTS 3 level (ex. Luxembourg, Cyprus), the regions at levels 1, 2 and 3 are identical to each other (and also to the entire country), but are coded with the appropriate length codes levels 1, 2 and 3. </p><p>The NUTS system favors existing administrative units, with one or more assigned to each NUTS level. Specific guidelines are based in population, leaving little or no role for other types of variables such as area, distance, topography, levels of jurisdiction or history, which can only be considered in (unspecified) types of special cases.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> From the NUTS Regulation, the average population size of the regions in the respective level shall lie within the following thresholds: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Level</th><th>Minimum</th><th>Maximum</th></tr><tr><td>NUTS 1</td><td>3 million</td><td>7 million</td></tr><tr><td>NUTS 2</td><td>800,000</td><td>3 million</td></tr><tr><td>NUTS 3</td><td>150,000</td><td>800,000</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>For non-administrative units, deviations from these population marks exist for particular geographical, socio-economic, historical, cultural or environmental circumstances, especially for islands and outermost regions. </p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <ul><li>IT: Italy <ul><li>ITC: <a href="/facts/Northwest_Italy/r3MtQTnR">Northwest Italy</a> <ul><li>ITC1: <a href="/facts/Piedmont/K6f2ELPS">Piedmont</a> <ul><li>ITC11: <a href="/facts/Metropolitan_City_of_Turin/Gy5KX5XC">Metropolitan City of Turin</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ISO_3166/yqusuMQU">ISO 3166</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ISO_3166-1/ANcs33M7">ISO 3166-1</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/ISO_3166-2/2Aug3Row">ISO 3166-2</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_FIPS_region_codes/l3sNQ8vh">List of FIPS region codes</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Europe_by_population/P7qESEL3">List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population</a> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Larger_Urban_Zones/qhlA2jt6">List of metropolitan areas (LUZ) in the European Union</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Largest_urban_areas_of_the_European_Union/Ffb5LFyB">List of the largest urban areas of the European Union</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_European_regions_by_GDP/w0UTaSqy">List of European regions by GDP</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Region_(Europe)/gugGENkN">Regions of the European Union</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. <a href="/facts/Wikidata/5Myy74K5">Wikidata</a> has the property: <ul><li> <i>NUTS code (P605)</i> (see <a href="https://query.wikidata.org/embed.html#SELECT%20%3FWikidata_item_%20%3FWikidata_item_Label%20%3Fvalue%20%3FvalueLabel%20%3FEnglish_Wikipedia_article%20%23Show%20data%20in%20this%20order%0A%7B%0A%09%3FWikidata_item_%20wdt%3AP605%20%3Fvalue%20.%20%23Collecting%20all%20items%20which%20have%20P605%20data%2C%20from%20whole%20Wikidata%20item%20pages%0A%09OPTIONAL%20%7B%3FEnglish_Wikipedia_article%20schema%3Aabout%20%3FWikidata_item_%3B%20schema%3AisPartOf%20%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2F%3E%20.%7D%20%23If%20collected%20item%20has%20link%20to%20English%20Wikipedia%2C%20show%20that%0A%09SERVICE%20wikibase%3Alabel%20%7B%20bd%3AserviceParam%20wikibase%3Alanguage%20%22en%22%20%20%7D%20%23Show%20label%20in%20this%20language.%20%22en%22%20is%20English.%20%20%20%0A%7D%0ALIMIT%201000">uses</a>)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/overview">Eurostat portal – NUTS – Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics – Overview</a> <ul><li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/history">History of NUTS – Changes between versions</a></li> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/maps">NUTS maps</a></li> <li><a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/non-eu-regions">Statistical regions outside the EU</a></li> <li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/national-structures-eu">Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national structures (EU)</a></li> <li><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/correspondence-tables/national-structures-non-eu">Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national structures (non-EU)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="http://simap.ted.europa.eu/web/simap/nuts">List of current NUTS codes at SIMAP (EU procurement portal)</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/jgaffuri/Nuts2json">NUTS regions for web maps in JSON format</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111201151906/http://nuts.geovocab.org/">NUTS classification as Linked Data</a>[<i>usurped</i>]</li> <li><a href="http://www.statoids.com/">Administrative Divisions of Countries ("Statoids")</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"NUTS – Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics". European Commission. Retrieved 18 December 2016. <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)". European Commission. Retrieved 16 July 2024. <a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/99/common-classification-of-territorial-units-for-statistics-nuts-" target="_blank">https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/99/common-classification-of-territorial-units-for-statistics-nuts-</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Statistics Explained". European Commission. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053638/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/NUTS" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100219053638/http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/NUTS</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Regulation (EC) No 176/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008R0176" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32008R0176</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Regulation (EC) No 1888/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32005R1888" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32005R1888</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Commission Regulation (EC) No 105/2007 of 1 February 2007 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0105" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32007R0105</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32003R1059" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32003R1059</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"History of NUTS – Eurostat". European Commission. <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/history" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/history</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Annex A6 Country and territory codes". publications.europa.eu. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020. <a href="https://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000600.htm" target="_blank">https://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000600.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Background – Eurostat". European Commission. <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/background" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/background</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) <a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R2066" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R2066</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>The European Union uses EL as the country code for Greece instead of the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code GR. <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2" target="_blank">/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>The European Union uses UK as the country code for the United Kingdom instead of the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code GB. <a href="/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2" target="_blank">/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"Europa – Eurostat – Regions – Basic principles of the NUTS". European Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2013. <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/basicnuts_regions_en.html" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nuts/basicnuts_regions_en.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Regions and cities. Overview eurostat. Retrieved 31 December 2022 <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/regions-and-cities/overview" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/regions-and-cities/overview</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>