HUNGARY
| Landlocked republic of Central Europe, bounded by Austria, the Slovak Republic, the CIS, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. Associate Member of the European Union (EU). | |
| CAPITAL | Budapest. |
| POPULATION | 10,106,017 (July 2001 estimate). |
| LANGUAGE(S) | Hungarian (German, English and Russian are widely understood). |
| WEIGHTS AND MEASURES | Metric system. |
| ELECTRICITY SUPPLY | Domestic: 220v. 50 cycles AC, Industrial: 220/380v. single and 3-phase. 50 cycles AC. |
| CURRENCY(-IES) | 1 forint = 100 filler. |
| EXCHANGE RATE | 391.425 forints = £1 sterling (fluctuating rate). |
| TIME | 1 hour ahead of GMT and BST. |
DIALLING CODE |
00 36. |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | 1 Jan; 15 Mar; 1 May; 15, 20 Aug; 23 Oct; 1 Nov; 25–26 Dec; in addition, the following which have variable dates: Easter Monday; Whit Monday (Pentecost). |
| EMBASSY(-IES) | 35 Eaton Place, London SW1X 8BY.
Tel: 020 7235 5218, fax: 020 7823 1348, website: www.huemblon.org.uk/front.htm - office
hours: Mon-Thur 0830-1700, Fri: 0830-1400. Commercial Counsellor: 46 Eaton Place, London SW1X 8AL. Tel: 020 7235 8767. Consular Section: Tel: 020 7235 2664. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1230. |
| BRITISH EMBASSY | Harmincad Utca 6, Budapest 1051. Tel: 00 36 1 266 2888, fax: 00 36 1 266 0907, e-mail: info@britemb.hu - website: www.britishembassy.hu |
| CHAMBER(S) OF COMMERCE | Hungarian Chamber of Commerce,
Kossuth Lajos tier 6-8, 5th Floor, 1055 Budapest. Tel: 00 36 1 474 5120 fax: 00 36 1 474
5123. British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, H 1954 Budapest, Bank Utca 6, 2nd Floor. Tel: 00 36 1 302 5200, fax: 00 36 1 302 5201. |