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Context: The Italian National Institute of Statistics (Italian: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica; Istat) is the main producer of official statistics in Italy. Its activities include the census of population, economic censuses and a number of social, economic and environmental surveys and analyses. Istat is by far the largest producer of statistical information in Italy, and is an active member of the European Statistical System, coordinated by Eurostat. 

Its publications are released under creative commons "Attribution" (CC BY) license. 

Istat was created in 1926 as "Central Institute of Statistics" (Istituto Centrale di Statistica), to collect and organize essential data about the nation. It took its current denomination with the reform of 1989. This also gave Istat statutory responsibility for the coordination and standardization of official statistics collected or published under the aegis of the national statistical system SISTAN, whose membership includes the statistical offices of ministries, national agencies, regions, provinces, communes, chambers of commerce, and similar bodies. Since 4 August 2009, Enrico Giovannini, former Chief statistician of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has been the President of the institute. "Istituto Centrale di Statistica": "Istituto Nazionale di Statistica": 

Istat has 18 regional offices which host public access points named "Centri di informazione statistica", Statistical information centers. The center in Rome also offers data from Eurostat.
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What does Istat stand for in English?
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Italian National Institute of Statistics
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What does Istat stand for in Italian?
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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
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What country does it operate for?
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Italy
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Is it a member of the European Statistical System?
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Yes
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Who coordinates the European Statistical System?
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Eurostat
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When was the first version of Istat created?
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1926
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What was it called then?
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"Central Institute of Statistics"
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When did it have a name change?
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1989
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Who is the person who is in charge of it now?
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Enrico Giovannini
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What is his official title?
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the President of the institute
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When did he begin this role?
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4 August 2009
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How many regional offices does it have?
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18
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Does this agency deal with the population  census?
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Yes
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Does this agency deal with the economic census?
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Yes