ի <0xD5> <0xB3> ա կ ա գ ր ա կ ա ն ▁ կ ո մ ի տ ե ) ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁statistical ▁ag ency ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁The ▁statistical ▁institution ▁started ▁its ▁main ▁activity ▁from ▁ 7 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁Statist ical ▁Department ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁previously ▁known ▁as : ▁ ▁- ▁National ▁Statist ical ▁Service ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁( May ▁ 2 0 0 0 - ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁- ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Statistics , ▁State ▁Register ▁and ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 9 8 - May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ), ▁ ▁- ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Statistics , ▁State ▁Register ▁and ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁( 1 9 9 2 - 1 9 9 8 ), ▁ ▁- ▁State ▁Statist ical ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁( 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁International ▁co operation ▁ ▁Armen ia ▁joined ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ' s ▁Special ▁Data ▁D iss em ination ▁Standard ▁on ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁being ▁the ▁third ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Independent ▁States ▁to ▁join . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Armen ia ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Statist ical ▁Commission ▁until ▁the ▁end