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Hungary Profile |
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Quick Facts About Hungary
Capital
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name: Budapest
geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
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Country Name
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conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form: Magyarorszag
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Dependency Status
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Type of Government
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parliamentary democracy
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Background
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Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004.
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Branches
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Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2010)
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Age Structure
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0-14 years: 14.8% (male 753,733/female 710,482)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,376,391/female 3,462,522)
65 years and over: 16% (male 571,877/female 1,005,054) (2010 est.)
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Languages
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Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
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Population
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9,880,059 (July 2010 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
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Internet Users
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5.873 million (2008)
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Area - Comparative
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slightly smaller than Indiana
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Area
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total: 93,028 sq km
land: 89,608 sq km
water: 3,420 sq km
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Terrain
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mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
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Climate
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temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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Natural Hazards
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Source:
CIA World Factbook |
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