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Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012. — 213 р.
Statistical information is an important tool for understanding and quantifying the impact of political decisions in a specific territory or region. Ẹe Eurostat regional yearbook 2012 gives a detailed picture relating to a broad range of statistical topics across the regions of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), as well as the regions of EFTA and candidate countries. Each chapter presents statistical information in maps, figures and tables, accompanied by a description of the main findings, data sources and policy context. Ẹese regional indicators are presented for the following 11 subjects: economy, population, health, education, the labour market, structural business statistics, tourism, the information society, agriculture, transport, and science, technology and innovation. In addition, three special focus chapters are included in this edition: these look at European cities and coastal regions, while the publication ends with a description of the methods used to identify rural and urban areas.
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Statistical information is an important tool for understanding and quantifying the impact of political decisions in a specific territory or region. The Eurostat regional yearbook 2012 gives a detailed picture relating to a broad range of statistical topics across the regions of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU), as well as the regions of EFTA and candidate countries. Each chapter presents statistical information in maps, figures and tables, accompanied by a description of the main findings, data sources and policy context. These regional indicators are presented for the following 11 subjects: economy, population, health, education, the labour market, structural business statistics, tourism, the information society, agriculture, transport, and science, technology and innovation. In addition, three special focus chapters are included in this edition: these look at European cities and coastal regions, while the publication ends with a description of the methods used to identify rural and urban areas.
Eurostat regional yearbook 2012
KS-HA-12-001-EN-C
Eurostat regional yearbook 2012
ISSN 1830-9674
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Eurostat regional yearbook 2012
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Eurostat regional yearbook 2012
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More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2012 ISBN 978-92-79-24940-2 ISSN 1830-9674 doi:10.2785/29433 Cat. No: KS-HA-12-001-EN-C Theme: General and regional statistics Collection: Statistical books © European Union, 2012 Reproduction of content other than photos is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. Photo credits: cover photo and photos for the chapters ‘Population’, ‘Health’, ‘Education’, ‘Labour market’, ‘Information society’, ‘Agriculture’ and ‘Transport’: © Phovoir; photo for the chapter ‘Introduction’: © Åsa Önnerfors; photos for the chapters ‘Economy’, ‘Structural business statistics’, ‘Science, technology and innovation’ and ‘Focus on coastal regions’: © Digital Photo Library of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy of the European Commission; photo for the chapter ‘Tourism’: © Sylvie Villaume; photo for the chapter ‘Focus on European cities’: © Almyra Knevel Persson; photo for the chapter ‘Fo