The ‘Regional Statistics and Geographical Information’ Department (RSMI) shall perform the following activities:

1. ensure the implementation of the relevant part of the NSP by organizing and conducting statistical studies in the following thematic areas:

a) regional statistics - characteristics of regions, districts and municipalities; disasters, accidents, incidents and crises that have occurred;

b) territorial studies - administrative-territorial division; balance of territory; population density;

2. be responsible for the operational planning and reporting of statistical research and activities included in the NSP, for the thematic areas specified in item 1;

3. prepare and distributes information products in the specified areas, as well as those produced by linking statistical and spatial data;

4. prepare analyses, analytical reports, methodological developments, proposals and opinions in the specified thematic areas;

5. maintain and improve sets of spatial data necessary for the production of integrated statistical information and the provision of specialized information services dealing with spatial data;

6. carry out the international exchange of information with Eurostat and the statistical departments of international organizations in the field of regional statistics, crisis events and spatial data;

7. participate in maintaining the Classification of Territorial Units for Statistics in Bulgaria (NUTS) and the nomenclatures with regional typologies for Bulgaria, according to European legislation;

8. coordinate the activities in NSI related to the fulfilment of commitments under the Law For Access To Spatial Data and Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 14, 2007, on the creation of an infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (INSPIRE );

9. participate in departmental and inter-departmental working groups, projects and initiatives related to providing information and opinions on the following topics: spatial data, linking statistical and geographic information, disaster risk management and other competence topics.