Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics

Akronim: NUTS

NUTS
Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics. A hierarchical
classification of administrative boundaries developed by
Eurostat. The idea
behind NUTS is to provide a common designation for different levels of
administrative geographic boundaries across the EU regardless of local
language and naming conventions.The NUTS levels are defined in terms of
minimum and maximum population sizes:


Level
Population


NUTS 1
3,000,000 - 7,000,000


NUTS 2
800,000 - 3,000,000


NUTS 3
150,000 - 800,000


In England these are interpreted as:


Level
Administrative Level


NUTS 1
Government Office Regions


NUTS 2
Counties or groups of counties


NUTS 3
Countries or groups of unitary authorities


Below NUTS, Eurostat defines two additional levels of Local
Administrative Units (LAUs).
Relevant links:

www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/nuts.asp - Guide to NUTS for UK
geography from National Statistics.


http://ec.europa.eu/comm/eurostat/ramon/nuts/introduction_regions_en.html
- Introduction to NUTS and Statistical regions in Europe.

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