Head of state: Prof. Aníbal Cavaco Silva
Head of government: Pedro Passos Coelho
Type of state: parliamentary republic
Land area: 88,889 km2, 91,985 km2 with the autonomous regions of Madeira and The Azores
Capital: Lisbon
Population: 10.6m
Religion/s: Roman Catholic
Language/s: Portuguese
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 229.3bn
Change over previous year: +1.4%
Per capita GDP 2010: USD 21,559
Swiss colony 2010: 3,088 people
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 1,019m
Change over previous year: +0.4%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 503m
Change over previous year: +8.1%