The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ elections: last held 7 and 21 April 2002 (next to be held NA April

       2006)

      Judicial branch:

       Constitutional Court (judges are elected by the National Assembly

       for nine-year terms)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Alliance of Free Democrats or SzDSz [Gabor KUNCZE]; Christian

       Democratic People's Party or KDNP [Laszlo VARGA, chairman];

       Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz-MPP [Jozsef SZASER, chairman];

       Hungarian Democratic Forum or MDF [Ibolya DAVID]; Hungarian

       Democratic People's Party or MDNP [Erzsebet PUSZTAI, chairman];

       Hungarian Justice and Life Party or MIEP [Istvan CSURKA, chairman];

       Hungarian Socialist Party or MSzP [Laszlo KOVACS, chairman];

       Hungarian Workers' Party or MMP [Gyula THURMER, chairman]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       ABEDA, Australia Group, BIS, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU

       (applicant), FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM,

       IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU,

       MINURSO, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW,

       OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,

       UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNOMIG, UNU, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU (associate), WFTU,

       WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Andras SIMONYI chancery: 3910 Shoemaker Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 consulate(s) general: Los Angeles and New York FAX: [1] (202) 966–8135 telephone: [1] (202) 362–6730

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Nancy Goodman BRINKER embassy: 1054 Szabadsag ter 12, Budapest mailing address: pouch: American Embassy Budapest, 5270 Budapest Place, Department of State, Washington, DC 20521–5270 telephone: [36] (1) 475–4400 FAX: [36] (1) 475–4764

      Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green

      Economy Hungary

      Economy - overview:

       Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a

       market economy, with a per capita income one-half that of the Big

       Four European nations. Hungary continues to demonstrate strong

       economic growth and to work toward accession to the European Union

       in May 2004. The private sector accounts for over 80% of GDP.

       Foreign ownership of and investment in Hungarian firms are

       widespread, with cumulative foreign direct investment totaling more

       than $23 billion since 1989. Hungarian sovereign debt was upgraded

       in 2000 to the second-highest rating among all the Central European

       transition economies. Inflation has declined substantially, from 14%

       in 1998 to 4.7% in 2003; unemployment has persisted around the 6%

       level. Germany is by far Hungary's largest economic partner.

       Short-term issues include the reduction of the public sector deficit

       to 3% in 2004 and avoiding unjustified increases in wages.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $134 billion (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       3.3% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $13,300 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 4.1% industry: 33.8% services: 62.1% (2000 est.)

      Population below poverty line: 8.6% (1993 est.)

      Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 4.1% highest 10%: 20.5% (1998)

      Distribution of family income - Gini index:

       24.4 (1998)

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       5.3% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

       4.2 million (1997)

      Labor force - by occupation:

       services 65%, industry 27%, agriculture 8% (1996)

      Unemployment rate:

       5.8% (2002 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $13 billion

       expenditures: $14.4 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (2000 est.)

      Industries:

       mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods,

       textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles

      Industrial production growth rate:

       3.1% (2002 est.)

      Electricity - production:

       34.39 billion kWh (2001)

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

      Electricity - consumption:

       35.15 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       7.261 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       10.43 billion kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       41,190 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       140,700 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

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