Hungary

Official Name:

Republic of Hungary (Hungary)

Area:

93.030 km ²

Population (2007):

9.956.108 inhabitants

Coastline:

Does not have

Capital:

Budapest

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs (2003)

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: ND
• Exclusive economic zone: ND
• Continental shelf: ND

Political 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

Language(s):

Hungarian 93,6%, other or unspecified 6,4% (2001 census)

National holiday:

Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August

Nationality:

Hungarian(s)

Official time:

UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Member of:

ACCT (observer), Australia Group, BIS, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate), WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Internet country code:

.hu

Economic Profile

Currency:

Forint (HUF)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD17.600 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 113.200.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

3,9% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture:3,1%
• Industry: 32,1%
• Services: 64,8%

Labor force:

4.200.000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2003):

• Agriculture 5,5%
• Industry: 33,3%
• Services 61,2%

Unemployment rate:

7,4% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

3,7% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

23,4% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD48.730.000.000
• Expenditures: USD59.620.000.000

Public debt:

68,6% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD -8.392.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 67.990.000.000 FOB (2006 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 30,2%, Italy 5,7%, Austria 5,6%, France 5,3%, UK 5,1% (2005)

Imports:

USD 69.750.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

machinery and equipment 51,6%, other manufactures 35,7%, fuels and electricity 7,7%, food products 3,1%, raw materials 2,0% (2003)

Imports - partners:

Germany 27,5%, Russia 7,4%, China 7,1%, Austria 6,6%, France 4,9%, Italy 4,9%, Netherlands 4,3% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 21.050.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 107.300.000.000 (2006)