ction growth rate:
9.6% (2004 est.)

Electricity - production:
34.07 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 60.1%
hydro: 0.5%
nuclear: 39%
other: 0.3% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
35.99 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - exports:
8.3 billion kWh (2002)

Electricity - imports:
12.6 billion kWh (2002)

Oil - production:
41,190 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - consumption:
140,700 bbl/day (2001 est.)

Oil - exports:
47,180 bbl/day (2001)

Oil - imports:
136,600 bbl/day (2001)

Oil - proved reserves:
110.7 million bbl (1 January 2002)

Natural gas - production:
3.231 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
13.37 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
4 million cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
9.587 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
50.45 billion cu m (1 January 2002)

Current account balance:
$-7.941 billion (2004 est.)

Exports:
$54.62 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment 61.1%, other manufactures 28.7%, food
products 6.5%, raw materials 2%, fuels and electricity 1.6% (2003)

Exports - partners:
Germany 31.4%, Austria 6.8%, France 5.7%, Italy 5.6%, UK 5.1% (2004)

Imports:
$58.68 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment 51.6%, other manufactures 35.7%, fuels and
electricity 7.7%, food products 3.1%, raw materials 2.0% (2003)

Imports - partners:
Germany 29.2%, Austria 8.3%, Russia 5.7%, Italy 5.5%, Netherlands
4.9%, China 4.8%, France 4.7% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$14.8 billion (2004 est.)

Debt - external:
$57 billion (2004 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$4.2 billion in available EU structural adjustment and cohesion
funds (2004-06)

Currency (code):
forint (HUF)

Currency code:
HUF

Exchange rates:
forints per US dollar - 202.75 (2004), 224.31 (2003), 257.89
(2002), 286.49 (2001), 282.18 (2000)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Hungary

Telephones - main lines in use:
3,666,400 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
6,862,800 (2002)

Telephone system:
general assessment: the telephone system has been modernized and is
capable of satisfying all requests for telecommunication service
domestic: the system is digitalized and highly automated; trunk
services are carried by fiber-op