| 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 (almost 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 Finno-Ugric tribe of languages, see
below)
Currency: Hungarian Forint - HUF
(FX
Coverter)
Electricity: Same voltage (230 V) and
plugs/sockets as in Sweden and Germany
Religion: Roman Catholic (majority),
Protestant, Jewish
Urban population ratio: 60 percent
Population increment: -0.1 percent
(decreasing!)
Life expectancy: men 66, women 74
(decreasing!!!)
Local time: in the winter GMT+1 hour, in
the summer GMT+2 hours (same as in West Europe)
Public holidays:
1st January New Year's Day
15th March Anniversary of 1848-49 Revolution
Easter Monday
1st May Labour Day
Whitsuntide Monday
20th August St Stephen's and Constitution Day
23rd October Anniversary of 1956 Revolution
1st November All Saints' Day
25th -26th December Christmas
International country phone code: 36
Budapest area code: 1
Important numbers:
Ambulance: 104
Police: 107
Fire service: 105
Inland enquiries: 198
International enquiries: 199
Auto club help number: 188 |
