Head of state: Asif Ali Zardari
Head of government: Syed Youssouf Raza Gilani 
Type of state: Islamic Republic
Land area: 796,095 km2
Capital: Islamabad
Population: 180.81m
Ethnic groups: 44.68% Punjabi, 15.42% Pashtun, 14.1% Sindhi, 8.36% Saraiki, 7.56% Muhajir, 3.57% Baloch, 6.28% others
Religions: 95% Moslem, (75% Sunni, 20% Shi’a), small Christian and Hindu minorities 5%
Currency: Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 174.8bn
Change over previous year: +4.4%
Per capita GDP: USD 1,008
Swiss colony: 322 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 295.28m
Change over previous year: -7.8%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 62.91m
Change over previous year: -0.4%