Head of state: Rossen Plewneliew 
Head of government: Boïko Borissov
Type of state: republic
Area: 110,996 km2
Capital: Sofia
Population: 7.61 million
Ethnic groups: 85% Bulgarian, 10% Turk, 3.4% Roma, 1.6% Russian, Armenian or other
Religions: 85% Bulgarian Orthodox, 10% Moslem, 5% other
Language: Bulgarian
Currency: Lev (BGL)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 47.7bn
Change over previous year: +0.15%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 6,334
Swiss colony 2010: 188 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 263m
Change over previous year: -3%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 106m
Change over previous year: +7%