Head of state: Joachim Gauck 
Head of government: Angela Merkel
Type of state: parliamentary federal republic
Land area: 357,031 km2
Capital: Berlin
Population: 81.5m
Language: German
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 3,286bn
Change over previous year: +3.6%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 40,274
Swiss colony 2010: 77,827 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 39,278m
Change over previous year: +8.9%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 58,570m
Change over previous year: +6.5%