GENERAL INFORMATION  IOC Code: HUN  Country: Hungary  Continent: Europe President: László Sólyom  Prime Minister: Ferenc Gyurcsány  Capital: Budapest  Largest City: Budapest  Currency:  Forint (HUF)  Official languages: Hungarian  Motto: "Kingdom of Mary the Patroness        of Hungary"  POPULATION  Population: 10 064 000  GDP/inhabitant (US $): 20 700  Density (inhabitants/km2): 109 Average age (in years):   Life expectancy (in years):  COMMUNICATION  Internet code: .hu  Calling code: +36

 DESCRIPTION
Hungary, officially in English the Republic of Hungary, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest.

In the late 1980s, Hungary led the movement to dissolve the Warsaw Pact and shifted toward multi-candidate democracy. This means that even though there were several candidates, the communist party, MSZMP, was not out for dispute. However, independent candidates were elected as protest against the party. At this time, there were increasing pressures for reform within the party. They also moved towards a market-oriented economy. On October 23, 1989, Mátyás Szurös declared the Third Hungarian Republic and became interim President. Hungary's first free elections were held in 1990. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Hungary developed closer ties with Western Europe as well as with other Central European countries. It became a member of the Visegrad Group in 1991, joined NATO in 1999, and became a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004.

 
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