25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date)
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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)
Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)
Languages
Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census) note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast
Exports
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts
External Debt
$184,500,000,000 $
$4,073,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
forints (HUF) per US dollar - 171.8 (2008), 183.83 (2007), 210.39 (2006), 199.58 (2005), 202.75 (2004)
gold cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - 19.374 (2008 est.), 18.457 (2007), 17.582 (2006), 16.733 (2005), 15.937 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.750%
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
10
0
Location
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
