Hungary

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Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the Danube River's drainage basin and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of over 9.5 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian is the official language and among the few in Europe outside the Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital, largest city, and cultural and economic center.

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Capital

Budapest

Population

9,603,634

Area

93,011 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Parliamentary republic

Currency

forint

Languages

Hungarian 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%

Sells

cars, vehicle parts/accessories, electric batteries, packaged medicine

Sells to

Germany 25%, Italy 6%, Romania 6%

Land borders

7: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia ...

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+36

Founded

1000

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Hungarianofficial

98.8%

English

25.3%

German

12.6%

Russian

2.1%

French

1.5%

What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

maize
wheat
barley
milk
sunflower seeds
sugar beets

Largest cities

Budapest capital	1,741,041
Pest	1,001,748
Buda	510,108
Debrecen	202,402
Szeged	160,766

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 World War I1914–1918 Thirty Years' War1618–1648 Iraq War2003–2011 Eastern Front1941–1945

Form of government

Parliamentary republic.

parliamentary republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

forint

Belongs to

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe United Nations European Union World Meteorological Organization International Development Association International Energy Agency International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons NATO International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Missile Technology Control Regime Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Climate and geography

temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Kékes

Landmarks and landscapes

Hungarian Parliament Building Lake Balaton Buda Castle

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (7)

Austria

Croatia

Romania

Serbia

Slovenia

Slovakia

Ukraine

In charge right now

Péter Magyar Head of government

Tamás Sulyok Head of state

Figures from its history

Stephen I of Hungary Founding king Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen, was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.

Lajos Kossuth Leader of the 1848 revolution Lajos Kossuth de Udvard et Kossuthfalva was a Hungarian nobleman, lawyer, journalist, politician, statesman, revolutionist and governor-president of the Hungarian State during the war of independence of 1848–1849.

Imre Nagy Prime minister executed after 1956 Imre Nagy was a Hungarian Communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Hungarian People's Republic from 1953 to 1955.