As a
candidate country of the
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
,
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
(IS) is included in the
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). The three NUTS levels are:
* NUTS-1: IS0 Iceland
* NUTS-2: IS00 Iceland
* NUTS-3: Capital area / Rest of country
** IS001 Höfuðborgarsvæðið (
Capital Region
A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exis ...
)
** IS002 Landsbyggð (rest of country)
Below the NUTS levels, there are two
Local Administrative Unitary levels (LAU-1:
regions
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
, LAU-2:
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 go ...
).
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Iceland
This article shows the administrative divisions of Iceland.
Contemporary
Constituencies
Until 2003, the constituencies for the parliament elections were the same as the regions, but by an amendment to the constitution they were changed to the ...
*
ISO 3166-2 codes of Iceland
*
FIPS region codes of Iceland
Sources
Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of EuropeOverview map of EFTA countries - Statistical regions at level 1*
ÍSLAND - Statistical regions at level 2*
ÍSLAND - Statistical regions at level 3*
ttp://www.statoids.com/uis.html Regions of Iceland Statoids.com
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Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
Subdivisions of Iceland