 NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union

NUTS stands for "Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics," which is a hierarchical system for dividing up the economic territory of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) for the purposes of collecting, developing, and analyzing regional statistics. The NUTS classification is structured into three levels: 1. **NUTS-1**: This is the highest level in the NUTS classification and typically represents large regions within a country.