LOOKUP NUTS3(2010) - Mountain, Island, Sparsely populated, RUP regions - EU28

This lookup table provides lists of the NUTS3 regions that are classed by DG REGIO with specific geographic characteristics as follows: - Mountain regions: NUTS 3 regions having at least 50% of population and/or at least 50% of area in mountain areas; - Island regions: NUTS 3 regions entirely composed of islands, or being part of islands; - Sparsely populated regions: NUTS 3 regions having a population density below 12.5 inhabitants/km²; - RUPS or Outermost territories - specifically recognised in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.