About Hungary

Facts and figures

Form of Government: Republic

President: Pál Schmitt

Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán

Speaker of the Parliament: László Kövér

Capital city: Budapest

Official language: Hungarian

Currency: Forint (HUF)

Area: 93,030 km2

Population: 10 million

Density of population: 108 inhabitants/km2

GDP: cca. 134 billion USD (2009)

  • Member of UN since 1955
  • Member of OSCE since 1973
  • Member of WTO since 1995
  • Member of OECD since 1996
  • Member of NATO since 1999
  • Member of EU since 2004
  • Member of Schengen Area since 2007