Definition: Mountainous regions
Regional statistics
Given the difficulties to delimit mountainous areas uniformly in all member states, it is recommended that they are included in the surface area as land area on all territorial levels.
If any country wish to submit separate data for uninhabitable (mountainous) regions it is free to do so, but should specify explicitly whether the uninhabitable regions are included in land (or total) area or not. Also definitions and criteria used for defining uninhabitable regions should be clearly explained in such a case.
Source:
Eurostat, "Empfehlungen zur Festlegung eines einheitlichen Verfahrens für die Berechnung der Fläche von Gebietseinheiten - Ausgabe 1999; Recommendations for a harmonised definition of calculation of surface area of territorial units, 1999 edition; Recommandations pour une définition harmonisée du calcul de la superficie des unités territoriales - Édition 1999", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1999, p.16
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