Land area: 35,653 sq mi (92,341 sq km);

total area: 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km)

Population (2009 est.): 9,905,596 (growth rate: –0.2%); birth rate: 9.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.8/1000; life expectancy: 73.4; density per sq km: 107

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Budapest, 2,597,000 (metro. area), 1,769,500 (city proper)

Other large cities: Debrecen, 210,500; Miskolc, 182,600; Szeged, 173,200; Pécs, 163,900

Monetary unit: Forint

National name: Magyar Köztársaság
Current government officials

Languages: Magyar (Hungarian) 94%, other 6%

Ethnicity/race: Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001)

Religions: Roman Catholic 52%, Calvinist 16%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 3%, other Christian 1%, unaffiliated 15% (2001)

National Holiday: Saint Stephen's Day, August 20

Literacy rate: 99% (2003 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $194.2 billion; per capita $19,500. Real growth rate: 2.1%. Inflation: 7.8%. Unemployment: 7.1%. Arable land: 50%. Agriculture: wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle, poultry, dairy products. Labor force: 4.19 million; agriculture 5.5%, industry 33.3%, services 61.2% (2003). Industries: mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles. Natural resources: bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land. Exports: $85.73 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.): machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003). Imports: $85.99 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.): machinery and equipment 51.6%, other manufactures 35.7%, fuels and electricity 7.7%, food products 3.1%, raw materials 2.0% (2003). Major trading partners: Germany, Austria, France, Italy, UK, Romania, Poland, Russia, Netherlands (2006).