Hungary Facts




Capital: Budapest

Continent: Europe

Location: Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Population: 9,981,334 (July 2006 est.)

Languages: Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4% (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)

Currency: forint