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Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004.
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
47 00 N, 20 00 E (Latitude, Longtitude)
West | 16.11 |
North | 48.59 |
East | 22.91 |
South | 45.74 |
Europe
total | 93 028 | square km |
land | 89 608 | square km |
water | 3 420 | square km |
total | 2 185 | km |
Austria (at) | 366 | km |
Croatia (hr) | 329 | km |
Romania (ro) | 443 | km |
Serbia (rs) | 166 | km |
Slovakia (sk) | 676 | km |
Slovenia (si) | 102 | km |
Ukraine (ua) | 103 | km |
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temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
lowest point | 78 | metres |
highest point | 1 014 | metres |
arable land | bauxite |
coal | fertile soils |
natural gas |
arable land | 49.58 | % |
permanent crops | 2.06 | % |
other | 48.36 | % |
2 300 square km
120 cubic km
the upgrading of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution to meet EU requirements will require large investments
Air Pollution | Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides |
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants | Air Pollution-Sulfur 85 |
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 | Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds |
Antarctic Treaty | Biodiversity |
Climate Change | Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol |
Desertification | Endangered Species |
Environmental Modification | Hazardous Wastes |
Law of the Sea | Marine Dumping |
Ozone Layer Protection | Ship Pollution |
Wetlands | Whaling |
9 905 596
Growth rate | -0.26 | % |
Birth rate | 9.51 | births/1,000 population |
Total fertility rate | 1.35 | children born/woman |
Death rate | 12.94 | deaths/1,000 population |
Net migration rate | 0.87 | migrant(s)/1,000 population |
0-14 years | 15.00 | % |
15-64 years | 69.30 | % |
65 years and over | 15.80 | % |
total | 39.40 | years |
male | 37.10 | years |
female | 42.00 | years |
at birth | 1.06 | male(s)/female |
under 15 years | 1.06 | male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 0.97 | male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.57 | male(s)/female |
total population | 0.91 | male(s)/female |
Infant mortality rate | 7.86 | deaths/1,000 live births |
Life expectancy at birth - total population | 73.44 | years |
Life expectancy at birth - male | 69.27 | years |
Life expectancy at birth - female | 77.87 | years |
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate | 0.10 | % |
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS | 3 300 | |
HIV-AIDS deaths | 100 |
Roman Catholic | 51.90 | % |
Calvinist | 15.90 | % |
Lutheran | 3.00 | % |
Greek Catholic | 2.60 | % |
other Christian | 1.00 | % |
other | 11.10 | % |
unaffiliated | 14.50 | % |
Hungarian | 93.60 | % |
total population | 99.40 | % |
male | 99.50 | % |
female | 99.30 | % |
conventional long form | Republic of Hungary |
conventional short form | Hungary |
local long form | Magyar Koztarsasag |
local short form | Magyarorszag |
ISO 3166 | HU |
ISO Numeric | 348 |
ISO3 | HUN |
FIPS | HU |
ccTLD | hu |
English | Hungary |
19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 urban counties (singular - megyei varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)||counties:|Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala||urban counties:|Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg||capital city:|Budapest
name | Budapest |
geographic coordinates | 47 30 N, 19 05 E |
time difference | 1.00 |
daylight saving time | 1 |
Australia Group | BIS |
CE | CEI |
CERN | EAPC |
EBRD | EIB |
ESA (cooperating state) | EU |
FAO | G-9 |
IAEA | IBRD |
ICAO | ICC |
ICCt | ICRM |
IDA | IEA |
IFC | IFRCS |
ILO | IMF |
IMO | IMSO |
IOC | IOM |
IPU | ISO |
ITSO | ITU |
ITUC | Interpol |
MIGA | MINURSO |
NATO | NEA |
NSG | OAS (observer) |
OECD | OIF (observer) |
OPCW | OSCE |
PCA | SECI |
Schengen Convention | UN |
UNCTAD | UNESCO |
UNFICYP | UNHCR |
UNIDO | UNIFIL |
UNWTO | UPU |
WCO | WEU (associate) |
WFTU | WHO |
WIPO | WMO |
WTO | ZC |
1000-12-25
Saint Stephens Day
2010-08-20
President Laszlo SOLYOM | Prime Minister Gordon BAJNAI |
Fidesz-KDNP | 42.00 | % |
SzDSz | 6.50 | % |
MDF | 5.00 | % |
other | 3.30 | % |
PPP - Purchasing Power Parity | 186 300 000 000 | $ |
Official Exchange Rate | 124 200 000 000 | |
RGR - Real Growth rate | -6.40 | % |
PPP - per capita | 18 800 | $ |
agriculture | 3.40 | % |
industry | 34.30 | % |
services | 62.40 | % |
agriculture | 5.00 | % |
industry | 32.40 | % |
services | 62.60 | % |
Labor force | 4 200 000 | people |
Unemployment rate | 11.00 | % |
Population below poverty line | 8.60 | % |
Distribution of family income - Gini index | 28.00 | |
Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 4.30 | % |
Investment (gross fixed) | 19.00 | % of GDP |
Current account balance | - 3 446 000 000 | $ |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 41 770 000 000 | $ |
Debt external | 150 300 000 000 | $ |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad | 160 200 000 000 | $ |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home | 238 500 000 000 | $ |
Market value of publicly traded shares | 21 900 000 000 | $ |
Military expenditures | 1.75 | % of GDP |
Public debt | 72.40 | % of GDP |
lowest 10% | 3.50 | % |
highest 10% | 24.10 | % |
revenues | 54 800 000 000 | $ |
expenditures | 59 860 000 000 | $ |
cattle | corn |
dairy | pigs |
potatoes | poultry |
sugar beets | sunflower seed |
wheat |
chemicals | construction materials |
metallurgy | mining |
motor vehicles | pharmaceuticals |
processed foods | textiles |
-15.00 %
Electricity Production | 37 740 000 000 | kWh |
Electricity Consumption | 37 770 000 000 | kWh |
Electricity Exports | 8 871 000 000 | kWh |
Electricity Imports | 12 770 000 000 | kWh |
Oil Production | 37 830 | bbl/day |
Oil Consumption | 162 100 | bbl/day |
Oil Exports | 72 050 | bbl/day |
Oil Imports | 195 400 | bbl/day |
Oil Proved reserves | 20 180 000 | bbl |
Natural gas Production | 2 643 000 000 | cubic metres |
Natural gas Consumption | 13 170 000 000 | cubic metres |
Natural gas Exports | 21 000 000 | cubic metres |
Natural gas Imports | 11 470 000 000 | cubic metres |
Electricity Exports | 8 098 000 000 | cubic metres |
78 610 000 000 $
Germany (de) | 25.40 | % |
Italy (it) | 5.20 | % |
Romania (ro) | 5.10 | % |
Austria (at) | 4.70 | % |
Tawian | 4.50 | % |
Slovakia (sk) | 4.50 | % |
France (fr) | 4.50 | % |
United Kingdom (gb) | 4.40 | % |
food products | fuels and electricity |
machinery and equipment | manufactures |
raw materials |
74 560 000 000 $
Germany (de) | 24.60 | % |
Russia (ru) | 8.70 | % |
China (cn) | 7.20 | % |
Austria (at) | 6.00 | % |
Tawian | 4.90 | % |
Netherlands (nl) | 4.40 | % |
France (fr) | 4.20 | % |
Italy (it) | 4.10 | % |
food products | fuels and electricity |
machinery and equipment | other manufactures |
raw materials |
HUF
forint
Telephons Main lines in use | 3 094 000 | |
Telephons Mobile, Cellular | 12 224 000 | |
FM Radio broadcast stations | 90 | |
Television broadcast stations | 95 | |
Internet Country code (ccTLD) | hu | |
Internet Hosts | 2 261 000 | |
Internet Users | 5 873 000 |
Airports with paved runways | 20 | |
Heliports | 5 | |
Pipelines - gas | 4 407 | km |
Pipelines - oil | 987 | km |
Pipelines - refined products | 335 | km |
Roadways - total | 159 568 | km |
Roadways - paved | 70 050 | km |
Roadways - unpaved | 89 518 | km |
Railways | 8 057 | km |
Waterways | 1 622 | km |