Key data for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Head of state: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Head of government: Prime Minister Gordon Brown
Type of state: parliamentary monarchy with bicameral parliament
Land area: 242’000 km2
Capital: London
Population: 60.2 million
Religion/s: 35 million Anglicans (Church of England), 0.2 million other Protestants, 5.6 million Catholics, 2 million Moslems, 1.4 million Hindus and Sikhs, 300'000 Jews, 11 million others
Language/s: English, Welsh, Gaelic and Cornish
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Gross domestic product (GDP): USD 2.773 billion
Change over previous year: +3.1%
Per capita GDP: USD 35'000
Swiss colony: 27'326 people
Swiss exports: CHF 10'510 million
Change over previous year: +17.4%
Swiss imports: CHF 8'040 million
Change over previous year: +15.8%