25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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)
Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
Languages
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia
Exports
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)
scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts
External Debt
$184,500,000,000 $
$11,080,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
forints (HUF) per US dollar - 171.8 (2008), 183.83 (2007), 210.39 (2006), 199.58 (2005), 202.75 (2004)
laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.47 (2008 est.), 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005), 1.9167 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.750%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
10
6
Location
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
