The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics ( NUTS) is a

geocode A geocode is a code that represents a geographic entity ( location or object). It is a unique identifier of the entity, to distinguish it from others in a finite set of geographic entities. In general the ''geocode'' is a human-readable an ...

standard Standard may refer to: Symbols * Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs * Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification Norms, conventions or requirements * Standard (metrology), an object th ...

for referencing the subdivisions of

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

for statistical purposes. As a member of

EFTA The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The organization operates in parallel with the European U ...

Switzerland is included in the NUTS standard, although the standard is developed and regulated by the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

, an organization that Switzerland does not belong to. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's

Structural Fund The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds, ESIFs) are financial tools governed by a common rulebook, set up to implement the regional policy of the European Union, as well as the structural policy pillars of the Common Agricultural ...

s. The NUTS code for Switzerland is CH and a hierarchy of three levels is established by

Eurostat Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide stati ...

. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Switzerland, the LAUs are

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(LAU-1) and

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

(LAU-2).

Overall

The three NUTS levels are:

NUTS codes

The NUTS codes are as follows:

Local Administrative Units

Below the NUTS levels, there are two Local Administrative Units (LAU) levels

LAU-1: Districts

LAU-2: Municipalities

Notes and references

External links

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
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SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA - Statistical regions at level 2
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SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA - Statistical regions at level 3

* ttp://www.statoids.com/uch.html Cantons of Switzerland Statoids.com {{Portal bar, Switzerland

Subdivisions of Switzerland Regions of Switzerland