Head of state: Nicolas Sarkozy
Head of government: François Fillon
Type of state: parliamentary presidential democracy
Land area: 547,026 km2 (not including its “departements” overseas)
Capital: Paris
Population: 63.2m
Religion/s: 82% Roman Catholic, 7.5% Moslem, 1.3% Protestant, 1.2% Jew, 8% other 
Language/s: French
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 2,563bn
Change over previous year: +1.4%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 41,019
Swiss colony 2010: 181,500 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 15,578m
Change over previous year: -0.7%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 15,600m
Change over previous year: -0.8%