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location:
central europe. northwest of romania
geographic coordinates:
47 00 n. 20 00 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 93.030 sq km land: 92.340 sq km water: 690 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than indiana
land boundaries:
total: 2.171 km border countries: austria 366 km. croatia 329 km. romania 443 km. serbia and montenegro 151 km. slovakia 677 km. slovenia 102 km. ukraine 103 km
coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
climate:
temperate; cold. cloudy. humid winters; warm summers
terrain:
mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the slovakian border
elevation extremes:
lowest point: tisza river 78 m highest point: kekes 1.014 m
natural resources:
bauxite. coal. natural gas. fertile soils. arable land
land use:
arable land: 50.09% permanent crops: 2.06% other: 47.85% (2001)
irrigated land:
2.100 sq km (1998 est.)
environment - current issues:
the upgrading of hungary's standards in waste management. energy efficiency. and air. soil. and water pollution to meet eu requirements will require large investments
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. air pollution-nitrogen oxides. air pollution-persistent organic pollutants. air pollution-sulfur 85. air pollution-volatile organic compounds. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. wetlands signed. but not ratified: air pollution-sulfur 94
geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between western europe and balkan peninsula as well as between ukraine and mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing duna (danube) and tisza rivers divide the country into three large regions
population:
10.006.835 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 15.8% (male 813.203/female 769.687) 15-64 years: 69.1% (male 3.405.559/female 3.511.141) 65 years and over: 15.1% (male 547.323/female 959.922) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 38.57 years male: 36.1 years female: 41.24 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
-0.26% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
9.76 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
13.19 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0.86 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 8.57 deaths/1.000 live births male: 9.27 deaths/1.000 live births female: 7.83 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.4 years male: 68.18 years female: 76.89 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.32 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
2.800 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 100 (2001 est.)
nationality:
noun: hungarian(s) adjective: hungarian
ethnic groups:
hungarian 92.3%. roma 1.9%. other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)
religions:
roman catholic 51.9%. calvinist 15.9%. lutheran 3%. greek catholic 2.6%. other christian 1%. other or unspecified 11.1%. unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census)
languages:
hungarian 93.6%. other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.5% female: 99.3% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of hungary conventional short form: hungary local long form: magyar koztarsasag local short form: magyarorszag
government type:
parliamentary democracy
capital:
budapest
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