General facts about Hungary
(based on official statistics)

Area: 93 030.03 sq. km
Population (1999) 10 135 358
Percentage distribution Males - 47.9 %; Females - 52.1 %
Capital (1999): Budapest (1 861 383)
Number of counties (2000): capital (23 districts),
19 counties,
22 towns of county rank
Number of cities (2001) - see below! 251
Number of villages (2000): 2900
The highest peak K�kes (1014 m)
The deepest point to the south of Szeged (78 m)
Altitude above the sea level (below 200 metres) 84 per cent
Altitude above the sea level (200 to 400 metres) 14 per cent
Altitude above the sea level (above 400 metres) 2 per cent
Largest lake Balaton (598 sq. km)
Major rivers (Hungarian section) Danube (417 km), Tisza (598 km),
R�ba (190 km), Zagyva (179 km)
Public railway lines 7750 km
National public roads (1993) 29963 km
Pipeline network 6998 km
Permanently navigable waterways 1396 km
Gross domestic product (1993) 3500 US $
Mean temperature (Budapest, 1993) 11.3 �C
Amount of precipitation (Budapest, 1993) 506 mm