Facts about Hungary
Name: Hungarian Republic
Location: East-Central Europe (borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraina, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia)
Area: 93,030 square km
Population: 10,300,000 (21 percent under 14 and 60 percent
between 15-59)
Density of population: 110 (per square km)
Form of government: Republic (parliamentary democracy - 4 year election periods)
Capital: Budapest (2 million inhabitants)
Number of counties: 19
Number of towns: 169
Number of villages: 2,904
Climate: Continental with Mediterranean and Atlantic influences
Average temperatures: January -2C (28F), July 23C (73F)
Language: Hungarian (a very special language, originating from the Finnougric tribe of languages)
Currency: Hungarian Forint - HUF (1 USD = 176.25 HUF / 29.March.1997)
Religion: Roman Catholic (majority), Protestant, Jewish
Urban population ratio: 60 percent
Population increment: -0.1 percent (decreasing!)
Life expectancy: men 66, women 74 (decreasing!!!)
Local time: in the winter GMT+1 hour, in the summer GMT+2 hours (same as in West Europe)
Public holidays: January 1, March 15, May 1, August 20, October 23, December 25, 26
International country phone code: 36
Number of Internet hosts: ~49,000 (September, 1997)
Czech and Slovakia ~700
the former Yugoslavia ~650
Romania ~2,000
the former Soviet Union ~200
Austria ~70
Belgium ~10
France ~35
Holland ~5
Great Britain ~10
Italy ~10
Germany ~50
Switzerland ~10
Sweden ~16
Other West European countries ~10
United States ~730
Canada ~140
Argentina ~10
Brazil ~70
Uruguay ~5
Other South American countries ~10
South African Republic ~5
Australia ~55
Israel ~220
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~5,000
In addition to the more than 10 million Hungarians in Hungary, there are
almost 5 million living in other countries who declare themselves as
Hungarians.