Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics - NUTS 2013 (ISTAC: CL_NUTS_2013)

The NUTS classification (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) is a hierarchical system for dividing the economic territory of the European Union for the following purposes:

• The collection, development and harmonisation of European regional statistics.
• Socio-economic analysis of the regions.

NUTS 1: main socio-economic regions
NUTS 2: basic regions for the implementation of regional policies
NUTS 3: small regions for specific diagnoses.