Levels
See also: First level NUTS of the European UnionThere are three levels of NUTS defined, with two levels of local administrative units (LAUs) below. These were called NUTS levels 4 and 5 until July 2003, but were officially abolished by regulation, although they are sometimes still described as such. Note that not all countries have every level of division, depending on their size. One of the most extreme cases is Luxembourg, which has only LAUs; the three NUTS divisions each correspond to the entire country itself.
| Countries | NUTS 1 | NUTS 2 | NUTS 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU members | 27 | 97 | 271 | 1303 | |||
| Austria | AT | Groups of states | 3 | States | 9 | Groups of districts | 35 |
| Belgium | BE | Regions | 3 | Provinces (+ Brussels) | 11 | Arrondissements (Verviers split into two) | 44 |
| Bulgaria | BG | Regions | 2 | Planning regions | 6 | Oblasts | 28 |
| Cyprus | CY | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Czech Republic | CZ | — | 1 | Oblasts | 8 | Regions | 14 |
| Germany | DE | States | 16 | Government regions (or equivalent) | 39 | Districts | 429 |
| Denmark | DK | — | 1 | Regions | 5 | Lands | 11 |
| Estonia | EE | — | 1 | — | 1 | Groups of counties | 5 |
| Spain | ES | Groups of autonomous communities | 7 | 17 Autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities | 19 | Provinces + Islands + Ceuta and Melilla | 59 |
| Finland | FI | Mainland Finland, Åland | 2 | Large areas | 5 | Regions | 20 |
| France | FR | Z.E.A.T. + DOM | 9 | Regions + DOM | 26 | Departments + DOM | 100 |
| Greece | GR | Groups of development regions | 4 | Regions | 13 | Prefectures | 51 |
| Hungary | HU | Statistical large regions | 3 | Planning and statistical regions | 7 | Counties + Budapest | 20 |
| Ireland | IE | — | 1 | Regional Assemblies | 2 | Regional Authorities | 8 |
| Italy | IT | Groups of regions | 5 | Regions (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol split into two) | 21 | Provinces | 107 |
| Lithuania | LT | — | 1 | — | 1 | Counties | 10 |
| Luxembourg | LU | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Latvia | LV | — | 1 | — | 1 | Statistical regions | 6 |
| Malta | MT | — | 1 | — | 1 | Islands | 2 |
| Netherlands | NL | Groups of provinces | 4 | Provinces | 12 | COROP regions | 40 |
| Poland | PL | Regions | 6 | Voivodeships | 16 | Subregions | 66 |
| Portugal | PT | Continent (+ Azores and Madeira) | 3 | Regional Coordination Commissions + Autonomous regions | 7 | Groups of municipalities | 30 |
| Romania | RO | Macroregions | 4 | Regions | 8 | Counties + Bucharest | 42 |
| Sweden | SE | Regions | 3 | National areas | 8 | Counties | 21 |
| Slovenia | SI | — | 1 | Macroregions | 2 | Statistical regions | 12 |
| Slovakia | SK | — | 1 | Oblasts | 4 | Regions | 8 |
| United Kingdom | UK | Regions of England | 9 | Counties (some grouped); Inner and Outer London | 30 | Upper tier authorities or groups of lower tier authorities (unitary authorities or districts) | 93 |
| Wales | 1 | Groups of unitary authorities | 2 | Groups of unitary authorities | 12 | ||
| Scotland | 1 | Groups of unitary authorities or districts | 4 | Groups of unitary authorities or districts | 23 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 1 | — | 1 | Groups of districts | 5 | ||
| Acceding country | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | |||
| Croatia | HR | — | 1 | Regions | 3 | Counties | 21 |
| Candidate countries | 5 | 14 | 34 | 121 | |||
| Iceland | IS | — | 1 | — | 1 | Capital area / Rest of country | 2 |
| Macedonia | MK | — | 1 | — | 1 | Statistical regions | 8 |
| Montenegro | ME | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Serbia | RS | Groups of regions | 2 | Regions | 5 | Districts | 29 |
| Turkey | TR | Regions | 12 | Sub-regions | 26 | Provinces | 81 |
| EFTA countries | 3 | 3 | 15 | 46 | |||
| Liechtenstein | LI | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Norway | NO | — | 1 | Regions | 7 | Counties | 19 |
| Switzerland | CH | — | 1 | Regions | 7 | Cantons | 26 |
Read more about this topic: Nomenclature Of Territorial Units For Statistics
Famous quotes containing the word levels:
“The only inequalities that matter begin in the mind. It is not income levels but differences in mental equipment that keep people apart, breed feelings of inferiority.”
—Jacquetta Hawkes (b. 1910)
“Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty; aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance. Almsgiving is the generosity of the rich; social aid levels up social inequalities. Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.”
—Eva Perón (1919–1952)
“The country is fed up with children and their problems. For the first time in history, the differences in outlook between people raising children and those who are not are beginning to assume some political significance. This difference is already a part of the conflicts in local school politics. It may spread to other levels of government. Society has less time for the concerns of those who raise the young or try to teach them.”
—Joseph Featherstone (20th century)