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DIVING HUNGARY INTRODUCTION




COUNTRY INFORMATION


Official name

Republic of Hungary


Capital

Budapest


Coordinates

47°00’ N, 20°00’ E


Location

Hungary is a landlocked country located in Central Europe and shares borders with Slovakia and Ukraine on the north, Romania on the east, Serbia and Croatia on the south, Slovenia and Austria on the west.


Area

Total area: 93 030 sq km
Land area: 92 340 sq km
Water area: 690 sq km


Land boundaries

2 185 km


Coastline

0 km


Administrative division

Hungary is divided into 19 counties, 23 urban counties and 1 capital city.


Political system

Hungary is a parliamentary democracy. President is the chief of state and is elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term. Prime Minister, the head of government, is recommended by the President and then also elected by the National Assembly. The National Assembly (Orszaggyules) is unicameral and has 386 members.


Population

9 930 915


Ethnic groups

Hungarian 92%, Roma 2%, other 6%


Religions

Roman Catholic 52%, Calvinist 16%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 3% other 26%