Population: 9,981,334
Capital City: Budapest
Official Language: Hungarian
Religions:
 

• 51.9% - Roman Catholic
• 15.9% - Calvinist
• 14.5% - Unaffiliated
• 11.1% - Other or unspecified
• 03.0% - Lutheran
• 02.6% - Greek Catholic
• 01.0% - Other Christian

Country History:

Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004.

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