Population: 9,956,108
Capital: Budapest
Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency Name: forint (HUF)
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Languages: Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4%
Ethnic Breakdown: Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8%
Religion: Roman Catholic 51.9%, Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%, other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%, unaffiliated 14.5%
Major Cities: Budapest, Sarmellek, Debrecen
Phone Country Code: 36
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website: www.hungarytourism.hu
High Travel Season: June - August
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: c, f
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), March 15 (National Day), March 23 (Hungarian-Polish Friendship Day), Easter, May 1 (Labor Day), Pentecost, August 20 (St. Stephen Day), October 23 (National Day), November 1 (All Saints Day), December 24-25 (Christmas), December 26 (Boxing Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: Goulash originated in Hungary in the 9th century AD.
