Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
President: Pal Schmitt (resigned April 2012)
Population
109,011
9,958,453
Life Expectancy
73.300 years
75.020 years
Capital City
Budapest
Largest city
Saint George's (population: 7,500)
Budapest (population: 1,696,130)
Human Development Index
0.774
0.877
GDP per capita
$19,800 US
Literacy Rate
96%
99.4%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
21.4%
11.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
10.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
Religions
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
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)
Languages
English (official), French patois
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Exports
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)
External Debt
$184,500,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
forints (HUF) per US dollar - 171.8 (2008), 183.83 (2007), 210.39 (2006), 199.58 (2005), 202.75 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.750%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
10
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
