Hungary in Figures

Area:

93,030 square kilometres, 1% of Europe's area

Population:

10,092,000 (proportion of men: 47.8%, women: 52.2%)

Density of population:

108,5 persons per square kilometre

Life expectancy:

66.4 years for men, 75.1 years for women

Religions:

Catholic, Protestant, Latin and Orthodox rites, Israelite, others

Economically active population:

4.010.700 (from 15 to 74 years of age)

Unemployment:

9% (1998)

Map of Hungary

Capital:

Budapest (1,861,000 on January 1, 1999)

Administrative division:

19 counties and the capital

Major cities:

Debrecen (205,000), Miskolc (173,000), Szeged (159,000), Pécs (158,000), Győr (128,000)

Largest rivers:

Danube 417 km, Tisza 597 km (on their stretches in Hungary)

Largest lakes:

Lake Balaton (water surface 598 square kilometres), Lake Fertő (water surface 87 square kilometres), Lake Velence (water surface 26 square kilometres)

Transport:

railways 7,700 kms, of which electrified 30% (2,378 kms), roads: 30,2440 kms.

Official currency:

forint (= 100 fillér)

Source: Central Statistical Office, Statistical Handbook, 1998