The
Federal Statistical Office of Germany (, shortly
Destatis) is a federal authority of
Germany. It is a part of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing
statistical information concerning the topics economy, society and environment. The purpose is providing objective, independent and highly qualitative statistical information for the whole public.About 2780 staff members are employed in the departments in
Wiesbaden,
Bonn and
Berlin.
The department in
Wiesbaden is the main office and runs the largest library specialised in statistical literature in Germany. It is also the Office of the President who is also by tradition, but not by virtue of the office, the
Federal Returning Officer. In this position he or she is the supervisor of the elections of the German Parliament ("
Bundestag") and of the
European Parliament.
The Berlin Information Point is the service centre of the Federal Office in the
German capital and provides information and advisory services for the
German Government, other federal authorities, embassies, industry and public, associations and all those who are interested in official
statistics in Berlin and
Brandenburg.
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