Basic Figures Of Hungary

In this post, we talk about the basic figures of Hungary. Hungary is a country in Central Europe and is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and the Schengen Area. It is bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. The country’s excellent geographic location makes it a strategic hub within Europe.

President: János Áder
Prime minister: Viktor Orban
Area: 93.030 km2
Population: 9.879.000 (2014)
Capital: Budapest (1.744.665 inhabitants)
Other important citiess: Debrecen: 204.000 – Miskolc: 174.000 – Szeged: 162.000 – Pécs: 156.000 – Szeged: 161.000
Time Zone: GMT + 1 hour (CET)
Ethnic groups: 83.7% Hungarians, 3.1% Roma, 1.3% Germans, 14.7% undeclared
Religions: Christians (52.9%), with Roman Catholics (37.1%) and Hungarian Reformed Calvinists (11.1%) making up the bulk of these alongside Lutherans (2.2%), Greek Catholics (0.3%), and Jehovah’s Witnesses (0.1%). Jewish (0.1%) and Muslim (0.06%) communities are in the minority, although this is complicated by the fact that 27.2% of respondents did not declare their religion while 16.7% declared themselves irreligious, another 1.5% atheist
Climate: continental; cold and cloudy winters; warm or hot summers
Geography: inland; strategic location with main land routes between Western Europe and the Balkan Peninsula, furthermore between Ukraine and the Mediterranean Basin; River Danube which flows north-south and Tisza divide the country in three main regions
Terrain: majority of the terrain is flat, but parts close to the Slovakian and Austrian border contain hills and smaller mountains. The Kékes at 1,014 m or 3,327 ft is the tallest mountain
Natural resources: bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile and cultivable lands
Land usage: cultivable lands: 49.58 %, permanent crops: 2.06%; others: 48.36 % (2013)
Irrigated land: 2.300 km2
Environment: There are major investments to improve the Hungarian standards regarding waste management, energy efficiency, air, soil and water contamination to meet the European requirements.