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Hungary is located in Central Europe, in the Carpathian Basin surrounded by theCarpathians, the Alps and the Dinara Mountains, between northern latitudes of45°44' and 48°35' and eastern longitudes of 16°07' and 22°54'.The territory of the country is 93,030 square kilometres, covering about 1 percent of Europe.

Total territory of Hungary:93,030 square kilometres
Total length of the state borders: 2,216.8 km
Highest peak: Kékes (1014 m)
Lowest point: Gyálarét (78 m)

State form: republic
Official language: Hungarian
Official currency: Forint
Capital: Budapest
Largest cities:(31 January 2001) Budapest (1,775,203 residents), Debrecen (211,038residents), Miskolc (184,129 residents), Szeged (168,276 residents), Pécs(162,502 residents) and Gyõr (129,415 residents)

Main rivers: Duna (Danube) (length in Hungary: 417 km), Tisza (length in Hungary:596 km), Lajta, Rábca, Rába, Zala, Dráva, Ipoly, Zagyva,Sajó, Hernád, Bodrog, Szamos, Hármas-Körös andMaros

Largest lakes: Balaton (596 square kilometres), Velencei-tó (26 squarekilometres), Fertõ tó (southern part, 75 square kilometres)

Geographic regions: Alföld (Great Plain), Kisalföld (Small Plain),Nyugat-Magyarországi peremvidék or Alpokalja (Western Hungary orLower Alps), Dunántúli-dombság (Transdanubia hills), Dunántúli-középhegység(Transdanubia mountain range) and Északi-középhegység(Northern mountain range).
Population(1 February 2001): 10,197,119 persons
Density of population (31 January 2001): 109.6 residents/square kilometre
Main national and ethnic groups: Hungarian, Croatian, German, Roma, Romanian,Serbian, Slovak and Slovene.

Administration structure: 19 counties and the capital city
Urban population: 64.6 per cent

Employment(2000): agriculture 6.5 %, industry 33.7 %, other 59.7 %

Transport network(31 December 1999): railways 7,768 km (2,530 km electrified),roads 30,267 km

Per capita GDP (gross domestic product, 2000): USD 4,528*, EUR 4,940 (*calculatedat the official medium exchange rate of the National Bank of Hungary)