Hungary

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PROFILE
  • Area: 93,028 sq. km (35,918 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 9,874,784 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: -0.24% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 75.9 years (2016)
  • Languages: Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2% (note: some respondents gave multiple answers)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, unspecified 27.2%
  • Alternate names: A Magyar Köztársaság, A Magyar Népköztársaság, Hongrie, Maďarsko, Madjarska, Magyar Köztársaság, Magyar Népköztársaság, Magyarország, Republic of Hungary, Ungaria, Ungarn, Ungheria, Wegry
  • Government type: parliamentary republic
  • Leaders: chief of state: Janos ADER; head of government: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN
  • Capital: Budapest
  • Administrative divisions: 19 counties, 23 cities with county rights, and 1 capital city
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $26,200 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: machinery and equipment 53.5%, other manufactures 31.2%, food products 8.7%, raw materials 3.4%, fuels and electricity 3.9% (2012 est.)
  • Imports: machinery and equipment 45.4%, other manufactures 34.3%, fuels and electricity 12.6%, food products 5.3%, raw materials 2.5% (2012)
  • Currency: forint (HUF)
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