Hungary

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General country information

Capital	Budapest
Government	parliamentary democracy
Area	93030 km²
Population / Density	9930915 (July 2008 est.) / 106/km²
Currency	Forint (HUF) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 19000 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.874 (2005)
Official language(s)	Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Religions	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)
Climate	temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia Official Government Portal of Hungary This official multilingual website of the Government of Hungary provides a detailed country profile that includes the system of state, history, geographical data, culture, tourism and much more. Hungarian National Tourism Board Balassi Bálint Institute The Balassi Bálint Institute was established by the Ministry of Education and Culture and was appointed to promote Hungarian culture as well as providing information about Hungary's geographic and social features, including her history and contemporary characteristics. The Balassi Bálint Institute contributes to the teaching of the Hungarian language and Hungarian studies for non-Hungarians living or provisionally residing in Hungary. Hungary Around the Clock Hungary Around the Clock is the most comprehensive source of daily English-language news about Hungary, delivered by 7:00am every weekday morning. MTI - Hungary's news agency corporation MTI is Hungary's news agency corporation that provides access ot daily headlines and news articles from Hungary as well as international news. MAV - Hungarian Railway