Country
Hungary
Leader
Population
16,777,547 9,939,470
Life Expectancy
52.780 years 75.240 years
Capital City
Budapest
Largest city
Lilongwe (population: 646,750) Budapest (population: 1,696,130)
Human Development Index
0.457 0.877 GDP per capita $19,800 US
Literacy Rate
62.7% 99.4%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8 5.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
13% 11.1% Wealthiest Citizens Unemployment Rate 11.200%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
multiparty democracy parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date) Religions Christian 79.9%, Muslim 12.8%, other 3%, none 4.3% (1998 census) 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 Chichewa 57.2% (official), Chinyanja 12.8%, Chiyao 10.1%, Chitumbuka 9.5%, Chisena 2.7%, Chilomwe 2.4%, Chitonga 1.7%, other 3.6% (1998 census) 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 $170,000,000,000 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 Southern Africa, east of Zambia Central Europe, northwest of Romania Area 118,484 km sq 93,028 km sq Coastline 0 km 0 km Climate sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
