republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
Independence date
25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
16 December 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)
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Languages
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
Exports
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)
