Name: Hungarian Republic

Location: East-Central Europe (borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraina, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia)

Area: 93,030 square km
Population: 10,300,000 (21 percent under 14 and 60 percent between 15-59)
Density of population: 110 (per square km)

Form of government: Republic
(parliamentary democracy - 4 year election periods)

Capital: Budapest (2 million inhabitants)

Number of counties: 19
Number of towns: 169
Number of villages: 2,904

Climate: Continental with Mediterranean and Atlantic influences
Average temperatures: January -2C (28F), July 23C (73F

Language: Hungarian
(a very special language, originating from the Finnougric tribe of languages)

Currency: Hungarian Forint - HUF (1 USD = 278 HUF)

Religion: Roman Catholic (majority), Protestant, Jewish

Public holidays: January 1, March 15, May 1,
August 20, October 23, December 25, 26

Visit the official web site of Hungary: www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary