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Figure 1: Mountain areas in Europe
1) Utilised agricultural area, according to art. 23, Reg. (EC) 950/97.
2) According to the treaty of accession of Finland, these areas are not altitude areas but Nordic
areas.
3) Data for CEEC countries are estimations by EUROMONTANA and not strictly comparable to
EU-15.
Source: EC 1998, annex 2; EUROMONTANA 1998, p.28 (3).