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Hungary has successfully attracted substantial inflows
of foreign direct investment, built up a robust private
export sector, and achieved solid economic growth with
low unemployment. Hungary has made the transition from
a centrally planned economy to a market economy. Hungary
is located on the Danube River Basin in Central Europe.
Bounded by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast,
Romania to the east, Croatia and Serbia & Montenegro to
the south as well as Slovenia and Austria to the west.
Area: 93,030 sq km
Population: 10.1 million
Capital: Budapest
People: 89.9% Hungarian, 4% Gypsy, 2.6% German,
0.8% Slovak & 0.7% Romanian
Language: Hungarian, German
Religion: 68% Roman Catholic, 21% Reformed (Calvinist)
Protestant, 6% Evangelical (Lutheran), 5% other
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
GDP: US$134 billion
Major Industries: Mining, metallurgy &agriculture,
construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals
(especially pharmaceuticals), and motor vehicles
Major Trading Partners: Germany, Austria, Italy,
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