Head of state: Giorgio Napolitano
Head of government: Mario Monti
Type of state: republic
Land area: 301,230 km2
Capital: Rome
Population: 60.04m
Religion/s: Catholic
Languages: Italian
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 2,055bn
Change over previous year: +1.3%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 34,059
Swiss colony 2010: 49,187 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 16bn
Change over previous year: +1.1%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 18.7bn
Change over previous year: +3.6%