Hungary

Presentation

Capital: Budapest

Population

Total Population (million): 10.06

Annual growth rate: -0.25%

Density: 108 inhab./km²

Urban population: 66.00%

Population of Principal cities: Budapest (1 727 300); Debrecen (205 100); Miskolc (181 100); Szeged (162 889); Pécs (158 700); Györ (128 400)

Ethnic Origins: Hungarian - 92,3%
Roma - 1,9%
Other unknown 5,8%

Official Language: Hungarian

Other languages spoken: Mostly English, German.

Business language: English is regularly used for business in Hungary, especially among multinational firms. However, Hungary’s smaller or state-owned firms may have principals who do not speak English. In this case, an interpreter may be used for meetings, though it is prudent to agree on this in advance. German is the second most common foreign language.

Religion: Roman Catholic 51.9%,
Calvinist 15.9%,
Lutheran 3%,
Greek Catholic 2.6%,
Other Christian 1%,
Other or unspecified 11.1%,
Unaffiliated 14.5%
Source: (2001 census)

Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Budapest

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 93,030 km²

Type of State: Parliamentary democracy

Type of economy: Upper-middle-income economy, OECD member, Ex-Transition country, Emerging Financial Market
A European crossroads; host country to company headquarters; to logistics services or research and development departments of numerous firms.

HID*: 0.874

HDI (world rank): 36/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Budapest

F° | C°

9°

Low: 11° | High: 18°

Humidity: 95% | Wind: 8 km/h
Sunrise: 6:32 am | Sunset: 4:21 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Hungary, dial 00
To call in Hungary, dial 36

Internet suffix: .hu

Computers: 15.0 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 3,600,022.0 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 1,231,068.0 per 100 inhabitants