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Hungary - Social & Geographic Profile
| Climate: |
Temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers |
| Natural resources: |
Bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| Environment - current issues: |
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. |
| Population: |
9,981,334 (July 2006 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15.6% (male 799,163/female 755,389)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,403,375/female 3,505,640)
65 years and over: 15.2% (male 550,297/female 967,470) (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) |
| Capital: |
name: Budapest
geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E
time difference: GMT+1
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Administrative divisions: |
19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 22 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, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg
capital city: Budapest |
| Legal system: |
Rule of law based on Western model; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: Laszlo SOLYOM (since 5 August 2005)
head of government: Prime Minister Ferenc GYURCSANY (since 29 September 2004)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president
elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 6-7 June 2005 (next to be held by June 2010); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; election last held 29 September 2004
election results: Laszlo SOLYOM elected president by a simple majority in the third round of voting, 185 to 182; Ferenc GYURCSANY elected prime minister; result of legislative vote - 197 to 12
note: to be elected, the president must win two-thirds of legislative vote in the first two rounds or a simple majority in the third round |
| Diplomatic representation from the UK: |
1051 Budapest,
Harmincad utca 6.
Hungary
Telephone: +36 1 266 2888
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| GDP (purchasing power parity): |
£82.82 billion (2005 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
3.6% (2005 est.) |
| Industries: |
Mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles |
| Exports: |
£31.35 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: |
Machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003) |
| Exports - partners: |
Germany 29.4%, Austria 5.9%, Italy 5.6%, France 5%, UK 4.7% (2005) |
| Imports: |
£32.91 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: |
Machinery and equipment 51.6%, other manufactures 35.7%, fuels and electricity 7.7%, food products 3.1%, raw materials 2.0% (2003) |
| Imports - partners: |
Germany 27.2%, Russia 7.5%, China 7.2%, Austria 6.7%, Italy 4.9%, France 4.8%, Netherlands 4.3% (2005) |
| Economic aid - recipient: |
£1.73 billion in committed EU structural adjustment and cohesion funds (2004-06) |
| Currency (code): |
forint (HUF) |
| Exchange rates: |
Hungarian Forints per UK Pound - 385.29 |
| Airports: |
46 (2006) |
| Railways: |
total: 7,937 km
broad gauge: 36 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 7,682 km 1.435-m gauge (2,628 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 219 km 0.760-m gauge (2005) |
| Roadways: |
total: 159,568 km
paved: 70,050 km (30,874 km of interurban roads including 626 km of expressways)
unpaved: 89,518 km (2005) |
| Ports and terminals: |
Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs (2003)
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