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Hungary: Basic Facts and Figures

	Figures	Year	Source
Territory	93,000,000 sq km	2006	www.hungary.hu
Total population	10,077,000	2006 (est)	CSO
Out of which
Aged 14 years and over	8,643,518	2005	CSO Microcensus
Aged between 16-74	7,709,089	2005	CSO Microcensus
Number of households	4,001,976	2005	CSO Microcensus
Per Capita GDP (PPS)*	15,500 EURO	2006 (forecast)	EUROSTAT
Number of the poors*	969,000	2005	TÁRKI Household Monitor Study
Employment rate of 15-64 years old population	56.9%	2005	CSO
No of households equipped with personal computer	1,536,759	2006	TÁRKI WIP Study
No of households with home internet access	848,419	2006	TÁRKI WIP Study
No of internet users*	3,111,666	2006	TÁRKI WIP Study

* Notes: Gross domestic product (GDP) is a standardized indicator for a country's economic situation. It reflects the total value of all goods and services produced less the value of goods and services used for intermediate consumption in their production. Expressing GDP in PPS (purchasing power standards) eliminates differences in price levels between countries, and calculation on a per head (per capita) basis allows the comparison of economies significantly different in absolute size.
Number of the poors: poverty thresold was defined as less than 50 % of the per capita median income.
Internet users: those who answered "yes" to the question: "do you use the Internet?".