Head of State: Feldmarschall Hussein Tantawi (ad interim)
Head of government: Kamal El-Ganzouri (ad interim)
Form of government: Presidential Republic, currently transitional  Government 
Area: 1‘001‘449 km2
Capital: Cairo
Population: 85m
Ethnic groups: 98% Egyptians, 1% Berbers, Nubians, Bedouins and Beja, 1% Greeks, Armenians and other Europeans
Religions: 94% Muslims (mainly Sunni), Christians (mainly Coptic) and other
National language: Arabic
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Gross domestic product (gdp) 2010: USD 216bn
Change against previous year: +5.1%
Gdp per capita 2010: USD 2,611 
Swiss colony 2010: 1,573 persons (by 31.12.2010)
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 705m
Change against previous year: +6.9%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 64m
Change against previous year: -41.9%