Head of state: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Head of government: David Cameron
Type of state: parliamentary monarchy with bicameral parliament
Land area: 242,000 km2
Capital: London
Population: 61.4 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) 2010: USD 2,247 billion
Change over previous year: +1.3%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 36,120
Swiss colony 2010: 29,505 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 12,033 million
Change over previous year: +27.6%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 7,120 million
Change over previous year: +13.5%