The National Institute of Statistics ( ro, Institutul Național de Statistică, INS) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, a ...

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, a ...

, the

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with t ...

demographics Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as edu ...

and society. The institute is also responsible for conducting Romania's

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

every ten years, with the latest census being organised in 2011.

Leadership

The head of the NIS is currently Tudorel Andrei, while the three vice-presidents are: *Elena Mihaela Iagăr, in charge of economic and social statistics *Marian Chivu, in charge of national accounts and the dissemination of statistical information *Beatrix Gered, in charge of IT activities and statistical infrastructure

History

Romania's first official statistics body was the Central Office for Administrative Statistics (''Oficiului Central de Statistică Administrativă''), established on July 12, 1859, under the reign of

Alexandru Ioan Cuza Alexandru Ioan Cuza (, or Alexandru Ioan I, also anglicised as Alexander John Cuza; 20 March 1820 – 15 May 1873) was the first ''domnitor'' (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 Januar ...

. The organisation, one of the first national statistics organisations in Europe, conducted its first public census between 1859 and 1860. The Romanian national statistics organisation was known under various names throughout the country's history, as can be seen in the table below:

External links

National Institute of Statistics - official site
{{Authority control Government of Romania

Leadership

History

See also

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