NUTS statistical regions of Turkey
As a candidate country of the European Union, Turkey (TR) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Defined in 2002 in agreement between Eurostat and the Turkish authorities, Turkey's NUTS classifications are officially termed statistical regions, as Turkey is not a member of the EU and Eurostat only defines NUTS for member states.[1] The three NUTS levels are:
- NUTS-1: 12 Regions
- NUTS-2: 26 Subregions
- NUTS-3: 81 Provinces
Below the NUTS levels, there are two LAU levels:
- LAU-1: 923 districts
- LAU-2: 37,675 municipalities[2]
The NUTS codes are as follows:
See also
References
- ↑ "Statistical Regions outside the EU". Eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 3 Jul 2016.
- ↑ "National Structures (Non-EU)". Eurostat. Eurostat. Retrieved 3 Jul 2016.
External links
- Overview of the NUTS 2013 Classification
- Statistics Illustrated. Interactive map of NUTS levels.
- Regional Statistics Illustrated. Interactive map of statistics indicators by NUTS levels.
- Provinces of Turkey, Statoids.com
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