Head of state: Pratibha Devisingh PATIL
Head of government: Manmohan SINGH
Type of state: republic
Land area: 3,287,590 km2
Capital: New Delhi
Population: 1.17 billion
Ethnic groups: 73% Indo-Aryans (in the north), 25% Dravidian (in the south), 2% Mongoloid (in the east)
Religions: 82% Hindu, 12% Muslim, 2.3 % Christian, 2% Sikh, 2% Buddhist, Jain, Parsi
Currency: Indian rupee (INR)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 2010: USD 1,729.01bn
Change over previous year: +9.7%
Per capita GDP: USD 1,477
Swiss colony: 797 persons
Swiss exports 2010: CHF 2,563.81m
Change over previous year: +18.9%
Swiss imports 2010: CHF 1,008.89m
Change over previous year: +26%