inist 20%, Lutheran 5%,
atheist and other 7.5%

Languages: Hungarian 98.2%, other 1.8%

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 98%

Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Hungary
conventional short form: Hungary
local long form: Magyar Koztarsasag
local short form: Magyarorszag

Data code: HU

Type of government: republic

Capital: Budapest

Administrative divisions: 38 counties (megyek, singular - megye)
and 1 capital city* (fovaros); Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes,
Bekescsaba, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Budapest*, Csongrad, Debrecen,
Dunaujvaros, Eger, Fejer, Gyor, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar,
Heves, Hodmezovasarhely, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Kaposvar, Kecskemet,
Komarom-Esztergom, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nograd, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs,
Pest, Somogy, Sopron, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Szeged,
Szekesfehervar, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Tolna, Vas,
Veszprem, Zala, Zalaegerszeg

Independence: 1001 (unification by King Stephen I)

National holiday: St. Stephen's Day (National Day), 20 August
(commemorates the founding of Hungarian state circa 1000 AD)

Constitution: 18 August 1949, effective 20 August 1949, revised 19
April 1972; 18 October 1989 revision ensured legal rights for
individuals and constitutional checks on the authority of the prime
minister and also established the principle of parliamentary
oversight

Legal system: in process of revision, moving toward rule of law
based on Western model

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
chief of state: President Arpad GONCZ (since 3 August 1990;
previously interim president from 2 May 1990) was elected for a
four-year term by the National Assembly; election last held 19 June
1995 (next to be held NA 1999); results - President GONCZ elected by
parliamentary vote with a total of 259 votes out of 335
head of government: Prime Minister Gyula HORN (since 15 July 1994)
was elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the
president
cabinet: Council of Ministers was elected by the National Assembly
on recommendation of the president

Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly (Orszaggyules): elections last held on 8 and 29
May 1994 (next to be held spring 1998); results - percent of vote by
party NA; seats - (386 total) MSzP 209, SzDSz 70, MDF 37, FKgP 26,