Hungary
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag local short form: Magyarorszag |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Budapest
geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green |
| Currency | forint (HUF) |
| Internet country code | .hu |
| Ports and terminals | Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs (2003) |
| Agriculture products | wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products |
| Industries | mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles |
| Geography |
| Location | Central Europe, northwest of Romania |
| Coordinates | 47 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Continent | Europe |
| Area |
total: 93,030 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km water: 690 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 2,171 km
border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Climate | temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers |
| Terrain | mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border |
| Natural resources | bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| Natural hazards | damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
| People |
| Population | 9,981,334 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census) |
| Religions | 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) |
| Languages | Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census) |
