Federal Statistical Office

Switzerland's national competence centre for official statistics
Organization federal_office_of_switzerland Q285453
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Federal Statistical Office

Summary

Federal Statistical Office is a federal office of Switzerland[1]. It draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (federal_office_of_switzerland category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Statistical Office is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Federal Statistical Office's instance of is recorded as federal office of Switzerland[4].
  • Federal Statistical Office's instance of is recorded as Government agency of Switzerland[5].
  • Federal Statistical Office's instance of is recorded as statistical service[6].
  • Federal Statistical Office's item operated is recorded as Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings[7].
  • Federal Statistical Office's item operated is recorded as Federal Street Identifier[8].
  • Federal Statistical Office's headquarters location is recorded as Neuchâtel[9].
  • Federal Statistical Office is part of The system of official statistics[10].
  • Federal Statistical Office is part of European Statistical System[11].
  • Federal Statistical Office's Commons category is recorded as Images from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office[12].
  • 1860 marks the founding of Federal Statistical Office[13].
  • Federal Statistical Office's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[14].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official website is recorded as https://www.bfs.admin.ch[15].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official website is recorded as https://statistik.admin.ch[16].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official website is recorded as https://statistique.admin.ch[17].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official website is recorded as https://statistica.admin.ch[18].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official website is recorded as https://statistics.admin.ch[19].
  • Federal Statistical Office's phone number is recorded as +41 58 463 60 11[20].
  • Federal Statistical Office's affiliation is recorded as Eurostat[21].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesamt für Statistik'}[22].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Office fédéral de la statistique'}[23].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ufficio federale di statistica'}[24].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Uffizi federal da statistica'}[25].
  • Federal Statistical Office's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Statistical Office'}[26].
  • Federal Statistical Office's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BFS'}[27].

Body

Founding

1860 marks the founding of Federal Statistical Office[13].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Bundesamt für Statistik'}[22], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Office fédéral de la statistique'}[23], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ufficio federale di statistica'}[24], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Uffizi federal da statistica'}[25], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Federal Statistical Office'}[26]. Part of include The system of official statistics[10] and European Statistical System[11]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'BFS'}[27], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'OFS'}[28], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'UST'}[29], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'UST'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FSO'}[31].

Operations

Federal Statistical Office's headquarters location is recorded as Neuchâtel[9]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Department of Home Affairs[14].

Why It Matters

Federal Statistical Office draws 118 Wikipedia views per month (federal_office_of_switzerland category, ranking #2 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . bfs.admin.ch. Retrieved . bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bfs.admin.ch. bfs.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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