Statistics Iceland Explained

Agency Name:Statistics Iceland
Nativename:Hagstofa Íslands
Formed:1914
Jurisdiction:Iceland
Headquarters:Reykjavík, Iceland
Region Code:IS
Employees:158 (2009)
Minister1 Name:Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Minister1 Pfo:Prime Minister
Chief1 Name:Ólafur Hjálmarsson
Chief1 Position:Director-general
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Statistics Iceland (Icelandic: Hagstofa Íslands) is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland. It was created by the Althing in 1913, began operations in 1914 and became an independent government agency under the Prime Minister's Office on 1 January 2008.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Starfsemi . Statistics Iceland . Icelandic . Operation . 24 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014191633/http://hagstofa.is/Pages/2274 . 14 October 2012 . dmy-all.