Overview
Sourced from IMUNA: Hungary, or more formally known as the Republic of Hungary, is a country that is landlocked in Central Europe. It is surrounded by Ukraine, Romania, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovakia. Its capital Budapest, is its largest city and a great attraction for many tourists. In addition to being a great attraction in central Europe, Hungary also has a great presence in the European Union, NATO and the OECD. Hungary is over 93,000 square kilometers. It engages in a parliamentary democracy and has the standard 3 branches of government. Hungary became independent on November 16, 1918.
Statistics
- Capital: Budapest
- Population: 9,857,000
- Area (in sq. miles): 35,919
- Language(s): Hungarian
- Median Age (years): 41.3
- Human Development Indicators (2016)
- Human Development Index: 0.836
- Human Development Rank: 43
- Life expectancy at birth (years): 75.3
- Expected years of schooling (years): 15.6
- Mean (avg.) years of schooling (years): 12.0
- Gross national income (GNI) per capita (2011 PPP $): 23,394
- Income inequality, Gini coefficient: 30.6
- Gender Development Index (GDI): 0.988
- Population living below income poverty line, PPP $1.90 a day (%): 0.3
- Employment to population ratio (% ages 15 and older): 50.2
- Internet users (% of population): 72.8
- Carbon dioxide emissions per capita (tonnes): 4.2
- Forest area (% of total land area): 22.9
- Forest area (total change %, 1990-2015): 14