Hungary
Hungary is located in Central Europe and occupies 93,030 square miles, sharing borders to the north with the Slovak Republic, to the northeast with Ukraine, to the east with Romania, to the south with Croatia and Serbia and to the west with Austria and Slovenia. The Great Plain, or Nagyalfold, stretches east from the Danube River to the Carpathian Mountains, to the mountains of Transylvania in Romania, and south to the Fruska Gora Range in Croatia. Lake Balaton is the largest unbroken stretch of inland water in Central Europe and the warmest. The Small Plain lies along the northwest border. The climate is temperate continental, with January being the coldest month, -1 degrees Celsius average and August the warmest at 21.3 degrees Celsius average. The total population as of 1999 is 10,091,789 with an average growth rate of negative 0.2%. About 95% of the population are Magyars. The largest minorities include Gypsies, Germans, Slovaks, and a small percentage of Croats, Romanians and Serbs. Nearly one-fifth of the population lives in the Capital City of Budapest (1,838,753), the majority of the country (50%) lives and works in rural areas. Modern Hungarian is the pro
For the first time since the elections in 1990 the Gross National Product showed an increase of 3.5% in 2000 and the unemployment rate dropped 0.6% in 2000. The existence of natural resources in Hungary is very limited and as a result almost half of the Gross National Product is from foreign trade. Although the country has limited natural resources, Hungary has a relatively strong industrial and agricultural economy. After the fall of socialism, Hungary opted for a more gradual approach to free trade, which was a different philosophy than most other former socialist European countries opted to do. As a result small businesses have slowly began to succeed and foreign trade has picked up. A major factor that helped increase foreign trade are the agreements with other European nations such as the European Union (only in the introductory stages), EFTA and Visegrad mechanism. In 2003 or 2005, Hungary should be accepted into the European Union, which will solidify the growth ! Hungary-Sports and Recreation. http//:cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/hungary/sports.html (2/28/01). The hotels in Hungary use a star rating system to classify their hotels. Five and four star hotels are luxury class, three stars are adequate and a good value, two and one star hotels are sometimes clean but not always adequate. Other options for lodging include guest houses, which allows one to stay with a resident of the country, self-catering and camping. Camping is only allowed in certain areas and must be reserved in advance. Magyaroszagrol. (11/21/2000) What to know about Hungary. Magyarorszagrol. http//:www.hungarytourism.hu/angol2/informacio/orszag/altalans.htm (2/26/01).
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