The Statistical Committee of Armenia (), or ArmStat in short, is the national
statistical
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agency of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
.
History
The statistical institution started its main activities on 7 January 1922 and was previously known as the Statistical Department of Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia. It was also previously known as:
*National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (May 2000- April 2018)
*Ministry of Statistics, State Register and Analysis of the Republic of Armenia (April 1998-May 2000),
*State Department of Statistics, State Register and Analysis of the Republic of Armenia (1992-1998),
*State Statistical Committee of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia (1987-1992).
International cooperation
Armenia joined the
International Monetary Fund
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's
Special Data Dissemination Standard on 7 November 2003, being the third member of the
Commonwealth of Independent States
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to join. From 1 January 2009, Armenia was a member of the
United Nations Statistical Commission until the end of 2012.
International Statistical Cooperation
National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia
See also
* Census in Armenia
* Government of Armenia
* List of national and international statistical services
The following is a list of national and international statistical services.
Central national statistical services
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References
External links
*
Statistical Committee of Armenia
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Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
Government agencies of Armenia
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