Capital:
Budapest (1.8 million)
Population:
9.9 million
Languages:
Hungarian 93.6%
Religions:
Catholic 51.9%; Calvinist (Reformed)15.9%; Lutheran 3%; Greek Orthodox 2.6%; Other Christian 1%; Unspecified 11.1%; Unaffiliated 14.5%
Time Zone:
UTC/GMT +1 hour (+2 hours with Central European Summer Time)
International Dialling Code:
+36
Location:
Central Europe
Neighbouring Countries:
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Birth Rate:
9.70 per 1000
Death Rate:
12.67 per 1000
Life Expectancy at birth:
74.57years (male 70.8; female 78.55)
Literacy:
99.4% (male 99.5%; female 99.3%)
Government Type:
Parliamentary Democracy
Climate:
Temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Currency:
Forints (HUF)
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