Hi all-
It might be the case that statistics for the relationship “Area-Artist” are missing. On the statistics page, on the relationships tab, under Area-Artist:
http://musicbrainz.org/statistics/relationships
…it reports “0%” Area-Artist relationships. But there are plenty of artists that have an area set in their “Artist Details,” for example The Beatles:
http://musicbrainz.org/artist/b10bbbfc-cf9e-42e0-be17-e2c3e1d2600d