02.10.2024 - The Federal Statistical Office recently published its 10 000th publication, the 'Environment Pocket Statistics 2024'. An event was held in Bellinzona to mark the occasion, '175 years at the service of the modern federal state'. As well as presenting the 162 year history of its publications, the FSO highlighted milestones in the development of official statistics in Switzerland. Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider emphasised how important statistics and its information mandate are for a democracy.
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