Official Name: Magyar Koztarsasag (Republic of Hungary)
Currency: Hungarian forint
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Hemisphere: Northern
Continent: Europe
Location: In E central Europe. Neighbors: Slovakia, Ukraine on N, Austria on W, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia on S, Romanian on E
Area: 35,919 sq mi, 93,030 sq km
Form of Government: Unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly 386)
Population: (2007) 10,055,000
Population Density: (2007) persons per sq mi 178.4, persons per sq km 68.9
Principal Language(s): Hungarian
Religions: Roman Catholic 52%, Calvinist 16%, unaffiliated 15%
Capital: Budapest
Capital Population: 1,697,343
Capital Average Temperature: Maximum: 10.9 degrees Celsius, 51.6 degrees Fahrenheit
Major Cities: Debrecen 204,297, Miskolc 175,701, Szeged 162,889, Pecs 156,567
Topography: The Danube R forms Slovak border in NW, then swings S to bisect the country, eastern half of Hungary is mainly a great fertile plain, the Alford, the W and N are hilly.
Economy: G.D.P.$194.2 bil
G.D.P. per Capita: $19,500
Vital Statistics: Birth rate per 1,000 population (2006): 9.9 (world avg. 20.3) within marriage 66.0%. Death rate per 1,000 population (2006); 13.1 (world avg. 8.6) Total fertility rate (avg. births per childbearing woman 2006) 1.35. Life expectancy at birth (2006) male 69.0 years; female 77.4 years
Government Website: www.hungary.hu
Reference Sources: The World Almanac 2009, The New York Times Almanac 2009, Time Almanac 2009, World Climate Website.
