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)

The Hungarian national anthem

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Hungarians in the World (in thousands)

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.