Northern Hungary ( hu, Észak-Magyarország) is a region in Hungary. As a statistical region it includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and

Nógrád Nógrád ( sk, Novohrad; german: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, ...

, but in colloquial speech it usually also refers to Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The region is in the north-eastern part of the country. The region's centre and largest city is

Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...

Tourist sights

Castles

* Castle of Eger * Castle of Diósgyőr * Castle of Füzér * Castle of Sárospatak

Cities and major towns

Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...

Salgótarján Salgótarján (; sk, Šalgotarján) is city with county rights in Hungary, the capital of Nógrád county, north-eastern Hungary, making it the third smallest county capital based on population. The nearby Salgó castle is a well-known tourist ...

Ózd Ózd () is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from the county seat of Miskolc. Ózd is the second largest municipality in the county. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. The village of Ózd was fi ...

, Kazincbarcika, Mezőkövesd, Sárospatak, Sátoraljaújhely, Tiszaújváros,

Tokaj Tokaj () is a historical town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 54 kilometers from county capital Miskolc. It is the centre of the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district where Tokaji wine is produced. History The wine-growing are ...

, Gyöngyös, Szerencs, Hatvan,

Balassagyarmat Balassagyarmat (Hungarian: ; formerly ''Balassa-Gyarmath''; german: Jahrmarkt; sk, Balážske Ďarmoty or ) is a town in northern Hungary. It was the seat of the Nógrád comitatus. Balassagyarmat is the capital city of Palóc country as the pro ...

Some data

* GDP ( PPS) per capita 2000 : 6 774

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2001 : 7 519 € 845 € 2002 : 8 028 € 509 € 2003 : 8 426 € 398 € 2004 : 9 064 € 638 € 2005 : 9 321 € 257 € 2006 : 9 572 € 251 € 2007 : 9 981 € 409 € *

Fertility rate The total fertility rate (TFR) of a population is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime if: # she were to experience the exact current age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs) through her lifetime # she were ...

2000 : 1,54 births/

woman A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

2001 : 1,47 births/woman 2002 : 1,45 births/woman 2003 : 1,41 births/woman 2004 : 1,42 births/woman 2005 : 1,44 births/woman 2006 : 1,49 births/woman 2007 : 1,45 births/woman 2008 : 1,49 births/woman 2009 : 1,47 births/woman *

Unemployment rate Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refere ...

, % 2000 : 10,1 % 2001 : 8,5% 2002 : 8,8% 2003 : 9,7% 2004 : 9,7% 2005 : 10,6% 2006 : 11,0% 2007 : 12,3% 2008 : 13,4% 2009 : 15,3% *

Life expectancy Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, current age, and other demographic factors like sex. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth ...

Men : 2000: 66,20 year 2001: 66,73 year 2002: 66,68 year 2003: 66,68 year 2004: 66,97 year 2005: 66,84 year 2006: 67,37 year 2007: 67,54 year 2008: 67,90 year 2009: 68,37 year

Women A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or Adolescence, adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female hum ...

: 2000 : 75,25 year 2001 : 76,26 year 2002 : 76,00 year 2003 : 75,84 year 2004 : 75,80 year 2005 : 75,93 year 2006 : 76,39 year 2007 : 76,43 year 2008 : 77,05 year 2009 : 76,70 year

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