As a
candidate country of 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 Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...
,
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
(IS) is included in the
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS () is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by the European ...
(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)
** 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 areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
, LAU-2:
municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
).
See also
*
Administrative divisions of Iceland
This article shows the administrative divisions of Iceland.
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 current ...
*
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 a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
Subdivisions of Iceland