Stat@las EuropeAn interactive atlas of the European regions
Introduction
As part of its international range of products and services, the Federal Statistical Office is offering a multilingual, online atlas of current European statistical themes. Stat@las Europe integrates regional statistical data for Switzerland up to the NUTS 2 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) level of the European statistical system. This allows to analyse across country borders a wide variety of geographical processes and interrelationships in both figures and maps. Furthermore, differences within individual countries, including those in Switzerland, can be displayed in a clear, graphical form.
The straightforward, easy-to-use browser interface allows users to interact with the product in a number of ways in order to display both, data and maps. The atlas currently contains 152 maps (last update 2008) relating to 6 theme areas: Population – Society, living conditions – Economy, labour market – Environment – Agriculture – Tourism. There is a more detailed description of the themes on the following page.
The straightforward, easy-to-use browser interface allows users to interact with the product in a number of ways in order to display both, data and maps. The atlas currently contains 152 maps (last update 2008) relating to 6 theme areas: Population – Society, living conditions – Economy, labour market – Environment – Agriculture – Tourism. There is a more detailed description of the themes on the following page.
Starting the atlas
Click on the following button to start the application. The atlas is displayed in its own browser window. From this window you can return at any time to the FSO home page and the general information available there.
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Technical information
You must have the Adobe Flash plug-in installed on your computer in order to be able to display the content of the atlas. This will generally already be installed on your PC. After you start the atlas, a plug-in check begins automatically. If this is not successful or if you have other technical questions, please go to the technical requirements page.
Using the atlas
You can find detailed instructions on using the atlas, together with an explanation of all the function elements and tips on printing out maps on the user instructions page.
Further information
The atlas is available in three languages: German, French and English. You can change from one language to another anywhere within the browser window at any time.
An offline version of the atlas is also available on DVD, together with the Statistical Yearbook. You can find further information and place an order on the publications page.
The current data is taken from FSO, Eurostat, Council of Europe and German Federal Statistical Office (destatis) sources.
If you have any further questions, please contact us using the addresses in the right-hand page navigation area.
Last update: 8 February 2008 - new data, more topics
An offline version of the atlas is also available on DVD, together with the Statistical Yearbook. You can find further information and place an order on the publications page.
The current data is taken from FSO, Eurostat, Council of Europe and German Federal Statistical Office (destatis) sources.
If you have any further questions, please contact us using the addresses in the right-hand page navigation area.
Last update: 8 February 2008 - new data, more topics