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Hungary - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
9,956,108 (July 2007 est.)total population: 72.92 years
male: 68.73 years
female: 77.38 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
parliamentary democracy Budapest
IndependanceNational day
1001 (unification by King STEPHEN I)Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August
ConstitutionLegal system
18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949; revised 19 April 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime minister and also established the principle of parliamentary oversight; 1997 amendment streamlined the judicial systemrule of law based on Western model; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$113.1 billion (2006 est.)3.8% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$17,300 (2006 est.)7.4% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
8.6% (1993 est.)3.7% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$67.99 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$69.75 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$21.05 billion (2006 est.)forint (HUF)
Military expenditures
1.75% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Central Europe, northwest of Romania 93,030 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summersbauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
9.32 million (2005).hu
Internet hostsInternet users
608,085 (2006)3.05 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
46 (2006)7,937 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
159,568 km gas 4,397 km; oil 990 km; refined products 335 km (2006)