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The national Statistical Office, Statistics Faroe Islands, is authorised by law. Statistics Faroe Islands adheres to the fundamental principles of official statistics and European Statistics Code of Practice.

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Faroe Islands statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Faroese statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Faroese-specific metadata information.

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Indicator

Indicator 17.18.2: Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
Target

Target 17.18: By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts
Metadata update

2018-02-13
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21)
Related indicators

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