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dedicated to coordinate the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information of the country. It was created on January 25, 1983, by presidential decree of

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. It is the institution responsible for conducting the

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every ten years; as well as the economic census every five years and the agricultural, livestock and forestry census of the country. The job of gathering statistical information of the Institute includes the monthly gross domestic product, consumer trust surveys and proportion of commercial samples; employment and occupation statistics, domestic and couple violence; as well as many other jobs that are the basis of studies and projections to other governmental institutions. The Institute headquarters are in

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, in

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, Mexico.

Functions

With the enactment of the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information Law, (LSNIEG by its name in Spanish, ''Ley del Sistema Nacional de Información Estadística y Geográfica'') on April 16, 2008, INEGI changed its legal personality, acquiring technical and management autonomy. Its new denomination is National Institute of Statistic and Geography (INEGI by its name in Spanish, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía), but it preserves the acronym of its former name (INEGI). INEGI's main objective is to achieve that the National System of Statistical and Geographical Information (SNIEG, by its name in Spanish), bring to the society and to the government, quality information, pertinent, truthful and relevant, to contribute to the national development, under accessibility, transparency, objectivity and independence principles. To this goal, its attributions are: * Regulate and coordinate the SNIEG's development. * Regulate the statistical and geographical activities. * Produce statistical and geographical information. * Provide the Public Service of Information. * Promote the knowledge and use of the information. * Maintain information up to date. The INEGI is governed by a government board, which oversees its operations. It is integrated by the institute president, and four vice presidents, who are designated by the president of Mexico with Chamber of Senators approval. INEGI collaborates with

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and

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government scientists, along with the

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, to produce the

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, which is used to depict and track environmental issues for a continental perspective.

References

External links

National Institute of Statistic and Geography official website
(INEGI)
Cuéntame – INEGI’s educational section

National System of Statistical and Geographical Information (SNIEG)

Interactive National Atlas of Mexico

Geoespatial information to damage assessment and reconstruction support: Stan and Wilma hurricanes
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