Annex A. Description of regions and functional geographies
Copy link to Annex A. Description of regions and functional geographiesTable A.1. Territorial grid of OECD Member and accession countries
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Country |
Territorial level 2 (TL2) |
Territorial level 3 (TL3) |
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OECD Member countries |
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AUS |
States/territories (8) |
Statistical Areas Level 4 and Greater Capital City Statistical Area (50) |
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AUT |
Bundesländer (Federation states) (9) |
Gruppen von Politischen Bezirken (Groups of districts) (35) |
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BEL |
Régions (Regions) (3) |
Arrondissements (Arrondissements) (44) |
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CAN |
Provinces and territories (13) |
Census divisions (293) |
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CHL |
Regions (16) |
Provincias (56) |
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COL |
Departamentos y Distrito Capital (Departments and Capital District) (33) |
Subregiones (Subregions) (158) |
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CRI |
Regiones de planificación (Planning regions) (6) |
Regiones de planificación (Planning regions) (6) |
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CZE |
Oblasti (Oblasts) (8) |
Kraje (Regions) (14) |
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DNK |
Regioner (Regions) (5) |
Landsdeler (Provinces) (11) |
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EST |
Region (1) |
Grup maakondade (Groups of counties) (5) |
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FIN |
Suuralueet (Major regions) (5) |
Maakunnat (Regions) (19) |
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FRA |
Régions (Regions) (18) |
Départements (Department) (101) |
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DEU |
Länder (States) (16) |
Kreise (Districts) (400) |
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GRC |
Perifereies (Regions) (13) |
Nomoi or equivalent (Regional units and combination of regional units) (52) |
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HUN |
Tervezési-statisztikai régiók (Planning statistical regions) (8) |
Megyék (Counties) and Budapest (20) |
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ISL |
Höfuðborgarsvæðið (Capital Region) + Landsbyggð (rest of country) (2) |
Landshlutum (regions) (8) |
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IRL |
Groups Regional Authority Regions (3) |
Regional Authority Regions (8) |
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ISR |
Districts (6) |
Districts (6) |
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ITA |
Regioni (Regions) (21) |
Province (Provinces) (107) |
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JPN |
Groups of prefectures (10) |
Prefectures (47) |
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KOR |
Regions (7) |
Special city, metropolitan area and province (17) |
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LVA |
Region (1) |
Statistiskie regioni (Statistical regions) (5) |
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LTU |
Regionas (Regions) (2) |
Apskritis (Counties) (10) |
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LUX |
State (1) |
State (1) |
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MEX |
Estados (States) (32) |
Grupos de municipios (Groups of municipalities) (209) |
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NLD |
Provincies (Provinces) (12) |
COROP-regio's (COROP regions) (40) |
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NZL |
Regional councils (14) (14) |
Regional councils (14) (14) |
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NOR |
Landsdeler (Regions) (7) |
Fylker (Counties) (17) |
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POL |
Regiony (Regions) (17) |
Podregiony (Subregions) (73) |
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PRT |
Comissaoes de coordenaçao e desenvolvimento regional e regioes autonomas (9) |
Grupos de municipios (Groups of municipalities) (26) |
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SVK |
Oblasti (Groups of Regions) (4) |
Kraj (Regions) (8) |
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SVN |
Kohezijske regije (Cohesion regions) (2) |
Statisticne regije (Statistical reigons) (12) |
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ESP |
Comunidades autonomas (Autonomous communities) (19) |
Provincias (Provinces) (59) |
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SWE |
Riksomraden (National areas) (8) |
Län (Counties) (21) |
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CHE |
Grandes regions (7) |
Cantons (26) |
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TUR |
Regions (26) |
Provinces (81) |
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GBR |
Regions and countries (12) |
Upper tier authorities or groups of lower tier authorities or groups of unitary authorities or LECs or groups of districts (179) (182) |
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USA |
States and the District of Columbia (51) |
Economic areas (179) |
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OECD accession candidate countries |
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BRA |
Estados + districto federal (27) |
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BGR |
Planning regions/Rayoni za planirane (6) |
Podregion (Oblasts) (28) |
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HRV |
Statistical regions (4) |
županije (Counties) and City of Zagreb (21) |
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IDN |
Provinces (34) |
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PER |
Departamentos plus the provincia constitucional de Callao (Regions) (25) |
Provincias (Provinces) (196) |
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ROU |
Regions/Regiuni (8) |
Județe + București (Counties and Bucharest) (42) |
Note: OECD Territorial Level 2024 regional classification (TL-2024).