Hungary
Magyar Koztársaság

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LOCAL FACTS  Return to Top
Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
Form of government:
Population: 10,186,372 (60% urban)
Total area: 93,030 sq. km
Languages: Hungarian
Religions: Roman Catholicism (67%), Calvinism (20%), Lutheran (5%)
Per capita GDP: $7,400 p.a. (1998)
Exports: $20.7 bn; raw materials, consumer goods
Literacy: 99% (1984)
Life expectancy: 81.2 years (75.7f, 66.8m)
Sources
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Hungary
[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Hungary
E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Hungary - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather
[Ethnologue] Languages of Hungary - national or official languages, number and diversity of languages, literacy rates, blind population, etc
[Nation by Nation] country data - Hungary - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
[World Skip] country data - Hungary
 
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LOCAL DIRECTORIES  Return to Top
Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
 
 
Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
Government of the Hungarian Republic (A Magyar Köztársaság Kormánya)
Directories:
Governments on the WWW - Hungary - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
Executive:
Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary
Legislature:
Hungarian National Assembly (Parliamenti Informacios Rendszer)
Ministries:
Prime Minister's Office (Miniszterelnöki Hivatal)
Prime Minister's Office (Miniszterelnöki Hivatal)
Ministry of Economic Affairs (Gazdasági Minisztérium)
Ministry of Education (Oktatási Minisztérium)
Ministry of Environmental Protection (Környezetvédelmi Minisztérium)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Külügyminisztérium)
Ministry of Health (Egészségügyi Minisztérium)
Ministry of the Interior (Belügyminisztérium)
Ministry of Social and Family Affairs (Szociális és Családügyi Minisztérium)
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Water (Közlekedési, Hírközlési és Vízügyi Minisztérium)
Judiciary:
Supreme Court (Legfelsõbb Bíróság)
Constitutional Court (Alkotmánybíróság) - main body for the protection of the constitution, reviewing the constitutionality of statutes and protecting constitutional order and fundamental rights
Agencies & bureaux:
Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITD)
Hungarian Central Statistical Office (Központi Statisztakai Hivatal)
National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank)
 
Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
Open Society Institute, Budapest
SERVAS Hungary - international network of hosts and travellers working through personal contact for peace
Political Parties:
Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) (Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége)
Alliance of Young Democrats - Hungarian Civic Party (FIDESZ - MPP) (Fiatal Demokraták Szövetsége - Magyar Polgári Párt)
Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) (Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt)
Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF) (Magyar Demokrata Fórum)
Hungarian Democratic People's Party (MDNP) (Magyar Demokrata Néppárt)
Hungarian Socialist Party (Magyar Szocialista Párt)
Hungarian Truth and Life Party (MIÉP) (Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja
Independent Smallholders, Agrarian Workers and Civic Party (FKGP) (Független Kisgazda-, Földmunkás- és Polgári Párt Honlapja)
National Democratic Party (NDP) (Nemzeti Demokrata Párt)
Social Democratic Party (SZDP) (Szociáldemokrata Párt)
Workers' Party (MP) (Munkáspárt)
 
Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
Universities:
Budapest University of Economic Science and Public Administration
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest)
Semmelweis University (Budapest)
Szent István University (Godollo)
Zrínyi Miklós University of National Defence
University of Debrecen
University of Pécs
University of Szeged
University of Veszprém
 
Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
 
 
Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
 
 
Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
Malev Hungarian Airlines
 
Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
Agricultural Biotechnology Center (Mezõgazdasági Biotechnológiai Kutatóközpontban) - research using genetic engineering and cellular techniques, advancing agriculture technologically and technically with environmentally adequate methods, and assuring conditions for the transfer of new technologies
Essential data:
Hungarian Central Statistical Office
[CIA World Factbook] country data - Hungary
Social development:
[The Economist] country briefing - Hungary
[OneWorld.net] country database - Hungary - news articles selected from around the world
[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Hungary
Human rights:
[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Hungary] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
Governance:
Governments on the WWW - Hungary - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
[Political Resources] - Hungary
[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Hungary
[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Hungary - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Hungary
 
Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
Budapest Sun
 
Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
Camera di Commercio Italiana per l'Ungheria (Italian Chamber of Commerce for Hungary)
 
Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (National Bank of Hungary)
Association of Fund Managing Companies in Hungary (BAMOSZ) (Befektetési Alapkezelok Magyarországi Szövetsége) - represent the mutual interests of funds managers, preserve the purity of competition and facilitate further development of the market