Exact population: 9,981,334 (July 2006 est.)

Literacy: Total population: 99.4%; male: 99.5%; female: 99.3%

Ethnicities: Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census)

Area: Total: 93,030 sq km; land: 92,340 sq km; water: 690 sq km

Land boundaries: Total: 2,171 km; border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia and Montenegro 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km

Terrain: Mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Extremes: Lowest point: Tisza River 78 m; highest point: Kekes 1,014 m

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

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

Industries: Mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles

Source: CIA World Factbook