Table A.1 Territorial grid of OECD member countries
Region
Territorial levels 2
Territorial levels 3
Non-official grid (NOG)
Australia
States/territories (8)
Statistical divisions (60)
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Austria
Bundesländer (9)
Gruppen von Politischen Bezirken (35)
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Belgium
Régions (3)
Provinces (11)
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Canada
Provinces and territories (12)
Census divisions (288)
LFS, Economic areas (71)
Chile
Regions (15)
Provincias (54)
Czech Republic
Oblasti (8)
Kraje (14)
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Denmark
Regioner (5)
Landsdeler (11)
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Estonia
Region (1)
Groups of maakond (5)
-
Finland
Suuralueet (5)
Maakunnat (20)
-
France
Régions (22)
Départements (96)
-
Germany
Länder (16)
Spatial planning regions (96)
-
Greece
Groups of development regions (4)
Development regions (13)
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Hungary
Planning statistical regions (7)
Counties+Budapest (20)
-
Iceland
Regions (2)
Landsvaedi (8)
-
Ireland
Groups regional authority regions (2)
Regional authority regions (8)
-
Israel
7 Districts
-
Italy
Regioni (21)
Province (107)
-
Japan
Groups of prefectures (10)
Prefectures (47)
-
Korea
Regions (7)
Special city, metropolitan area and province (16)
-
Luxembourg
State (1)
State (1)
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Mexico
Estados (32)
Grupos de municipios (209)
-
Netherlands
Landsdelen (4)
Provinces (12)
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New Zealand
Groups of regional councils (2)
Regional councils (14)
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Norway
Landsdeler (7)
Fylker (19)
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Poland
Vojewodztwa (16)
Podregiony (66)
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Portugal
Comissões de coordenaçao e desenvolvimento regional + regiões autónomas (7)
Grupos de municipios (30)
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Slovak Republic
Zoskupenia krajov (4)
Kraj (8)
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Slovenia
Kohezijske regije (2)
Statistine regije (12)
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Spain
Comunidades autonomas (19)
Provincias (59)
-
Sweden
Riksomraden (8)
Län (21)
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Switzerland
Grandes regions (7)
Cantons (26)
-
Turkey
Regions (26)
Provinces (81)
-
United Kingdom
Government office regions + counties (12)
Upper tier authorities or groups of lower tier authorities or groups of unitary authorities or LECs or groups of districts (133)
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United States
States (51)
Economic areas (179)
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Table A.2 Territorial grid of the BRICS countries
Region
Territorial levels 2
Territorial levels 3
Brazil
Estados and Districto federal (27)
Mesoregiao (137)
China
31 provinces; special administrative region of Hong Kong, special administrative region of Macao and Chinese Taipei (33)
India
States and Union territories (35)
Russian Federation
Oblast or okrug (83)
South Africa
Provinces (9)
Table A.3 Percentage of national population living in predominantly urban, intermediate and predominantly rural regions (TL3) and number of regions classified as such in each country
