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: |
9,905,596 (July 2009 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15% (male 763,553/female 720,112)
15-64 years: 69.3% (male 3,384,961/female 3,475,135)
65 years and over: 15.8% (male 566,067/female 995,768) (2009 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: |
Based on the German-Austrian legal system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
| Executive branch: |
chief of state: President Pal SCHMITT (since 6 August 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010)
cabinet: Council of Ministers prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; other ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed and relieved of their duties by the president elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term (eligible for a second term);
election last held on 29 June 2010 (next to be held by June 2015); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president;
election last held 29 May 2010
election results: Pal SCHMITT elected president; National Assembly vote - Pal SCHMITT 263, Andras BALOGH 58; Viktor ORBAN was elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 261 to 107
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): |
$184.9 billion (2009 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
2% (2009 est.) |
| Industries: |
Mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles |
| Exports: |
$83.34 billion (2009 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 25.4%, Italy 5.2%, Romania 5.1%, Austria 4.7%, Taiwan 4.5%, Slovakia 4.5%, France 4.5%, UK 4.4% (2008) |
| Imports: |
$76.89 billion (2009 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: |
machinery and equipment 50%, fuels and electricity 11%, food products, raw materials |
| Imports - partners: |
Germany 24.6%, Russia 8.7%, China 7.2%, Austria 6%, Taiwan 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4%, France 4.2%, Italy 4.1% (2008) |
| Currency (code): |
forint (HUF) |
| Airports: |
46 (2009) |
| Railways: |
total: 8,057 km |
| Roadways: |
total: 159,568 km |
| Ports and terminals: |
Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs |
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