Yellow trams rattling down grand boulevards, faded neo-Baroque interiors, facades marked with signs of revolution, streets of cobblestone, grand turn of the century apartment blocks. Like the bathers lingering in the steam of Budapest's famous baths, this is a country infused with memories and history.
Hungary celebrated the 1000th anniversary of the Hungarian State at the end of the last century. During the tumultuous thousand year history of Hungary and the Central European Region, rulers came and went and empires rose and fell, but Hungary's distinctive charms have never waned nor its welcome ever been less than genuine.
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Full Name: Republic of Hungary
Area: 93,030 sq km (land: 92,340 sq km, water: 690 sq km)
Population: 9,905,596 (July 2009 est.)
Capital City: Budapest
People: Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)
Language: Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (2001 census)
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% (2001 census)
Government Type: Parliamentary democracy
Chief of State Laszlo SOLYOM (since 5 August 2005)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Gordon BAJNAI (since 20 April 2009)
GDP: $US 155.9 billion (2008 est.)
GDP per Capita: $US 19,800 (2008 est.)
Inflation: 6.1% (2008 est.)
Unemployment: 7.8% (2008 est.)
Industries: Mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles
Currency: forint (HUF)
Member of EU: Yes
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