Alec Czako

 A famous river in Budapest is called the Danube River.  Hungary is located in Central Europe in the Northern Hemisphere. It is roughly the size of the state of Indiana.  It is a land locked country and has no direct access to a sea or ocean.  The capital of Hungary is Budapest. This city is divided into two equal sides by the Danube River: Buda and Pest.

 The official language in Hungary is Hungarian.  The population of Hungary is 10.1 million  It is a Christian country whose main religion is Roman Catholic (> 90%).  The average life expectancy in Hungary is 73 years old: 69 for males and 77 for females  The literacy rate in Hungary is 99.4% and ranked 11 th in the world.

 The system of government is parliamentary democracy.  Hungary has two leaders similar to Great Britain. A Prime Minister who is the official head of state. His name is Gyorgy Bajnai. He is a member of the social democratic party. The other leader is the President of Hungary which is a legislative position. His name is Laszlo Solyom. He is a member of the Hungarian Democratic party.

 Hungary used to be a country where people worked in agriculture and small blue collar manufacturing jobs.  Since 1990 there has been an increase in public and private white collar jobs including agriculture, manufacturing, and retail businesses.  The money that people use in Hungary is called a Hungarian Forint.  One U.S. dollar equals 185 Forints.

 The Hungarian GDP is about $14,000  This ranks Hungary within the top 50 economies in the world.

 The number of participants in the 2010 Winter Olympics for Hungary is 18 athletes: 6 men and 12 women.

 Hungary is participating in 5 events: Alpine Skiing (3), Biathlon (1), Cross-Country Skiing (2), Figure Skating (3), Short Track Speed Skating (9).

 Hungary received 0 medals in the 2010 Winter Olympics.  In the history of the Winter Olympics, Hungary has received 6 medals: 2 Silver and 4 Bronze.  All medals were won in Figure Skating.  The most recent was a Silver medal in 1980 in Ice Dancing.  Their best performance this year was 5 th in Women’s team Short Track Speed Skating.