The policy of economic and social equalization (Cohesion) of the regions of the European Union is aimed at overcoming the disparity of development between the regions of Europe. The nomenclature of territorial units of statistics (NUTS) is used to assess EU policy as a common socio-economic statistical data system, as well as a tool for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of this policy. The main objective of the NUTS classification is to create a system for collecting and publishing standardized statistical information that can be used for both analysis and policy implementation
Today's "regions" of Georgia have neither legal nor historical predecessors, the only thing this division is based on is the feeling of "corner" belonging. Such a statistical division is fundamentally different from the European Union NUTS classification.
According to the proposed scenario of division into NUTS regions (the starting point would be that Georgia fully corresponds to a NUTS 1 level region) Georgia is divided into three NUTS 2 and ten NUTS 3 regions. In particular, according to the proposed scenario, Tbilisi, East and West Georgia are considered at the NUTS 2 level. And at the NUTS 3 level, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Imereti, Guria, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Kakheti and Tbilisi will be represented. This scenario is the most practical and relevant to today's regional policy, as all existing regions will be represented as independent NUTS 3 regions.
Gross regional product (GRP) is an indicator of the level of economic activity of a country and regions. According to the 2020 data of the National Statistics of Georgia, the country's gross domestic product at base prices amounted to 43,136.60 million GEL
By such grouping of data according to NUTS 2, it becomes clear that the gross domestic product of Eastern and Western Georgia is not much different from each other and makes up 24 and 26 percent of the country's gross domestic product, respectively. While there is a significant disparity between the regions at the NUTS 3 level in terms of the total regional product produced. 51% of the gross domestic product comes from Tbilisi. Such a significant share of the capital in the production of gross domestic product is the biggest challenge of Georgia and its regions.
Processing statistical information according to NUTS 2, it was established that per capita incomes of Eastern and Western regions (8.2 thousand and 8.7 thousand GEL, respectively) are 2.1 times less than the similar indicator of Tbilisi.
According to the proposed scheme, turnover in the agriculture, forestry and fish farming sector in East Georgia amounted to 65.1%, which is 2.6 times more than in West Georgia. Kvemo Kartli 36.8%, Samegrelo Zemo Svaneti 17.7% and Kakheti 17.2% take the leading places in terms of turnover in the agriculture, forestry and fish farming sector which makes up 71.1% of total turnover.
Based on the availability of statistical information according to the proposed scheme of NUTS 2 and the goals of the article, which was expressed by aggregating the statistical information of the regions of Eastern and Western Georgia, once again presented the significant share of Tbilisi in the production of the gross domestic product, which is the biggest challenge of Georgia and its regions. It was also determined that there is a sharp disparity in the turnover volume of the agricultural, forestry and forestry sector between the eastern and western regions.
In order to overcome the disparity between regions and increase their competitiveness, both inside and outside the country, it is advisable to move from sectoral principles of planning to territorial principles of planning and to harmonize these two principles, as well as to introduce larger economic planning regions that are close to climatic and agricultural types.

Key words: region, nomenclature of territorial units of statistics NUTS, socio-economic inequality of regions, population, gross domestic product, sectoral employment and unemployment, agriculture.

References:
• Regional Development Program of Georgia 2018-2021. https://www.mrdi.gov.ge/ in Georgian
• https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/policy/what/glossary/e/economic-and-social-cohesion Last seen 2022, June
• Report on the Use of Eurostat's NUTS Methodology in Georgia, its Practical Results and Needs. In georgian
• https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nuts/principles-and-characteristics;
• https://forbes.ge/saqarthvelos-sophlis-meurn/;
• https://www.geostat.ge/ka/modules/categories/638/importi. Last seen 2022, June