NUTS statistical regions of Switzerland
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The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Switzerland for statistical purposes.[1] As a member of EFTA Switzerland is included in the NUTS standard, although the standard is developed and regulated by the European Union,[2] an organization that Switzerland does not belong to. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Switzerland is CH and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Switzerland, the LAUs are municipalities.
Overall
[edit | edit source]The three NUTS levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| NUTS-1 | Entire Country | 1 |
| NUTS-2 | Regions | 7 |
| NUTS-3 | Cantons | 26 |
NUTS codes
[edit | edit source]The NUTS codes are as follows:
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Local Administrative Units
[edit | edit source]Below the NUTS levels, there are Local Administrative Units (LAU)
Notes and references
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- ^ 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)
See also
[edit | edit source]- Subdivisions of Switzerland
- ISO 3166-2 codes of Switzerland
- FIPS region codes of Switzerland
- Comparison of ISO, FIPS, and NUTS codes of the cantons of Switzerland
- List of regions of Switzerland by Human Development Index
External links
[edit | edit source]- Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe
- Overview map of EFTA countries - Statistical regions at level 1
- Correspondence between the regional levels and the national administrative units
- Cantons of Switzerland, Statoids.com
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