Here is the most comprehensive free online guide to Hungary and Budapest. It contains everything important you need to know about Hungary and its capital: cities, population, culture, currency, prices, food, attractions. If you decide to travel to Hungary, you are in for a treat as it is a country rich in history and culture. And this site will help you with this, so that you can get specific information that will undoubtedly be useful to you.

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1. Information about Hungary

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1. Information about Hungary

Hungary is a country in Central Europe. It borders with Austria, Romania, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Ukraine. It is landlocked. According to the 2019 census, the country's population is 9,772,576. The capital is Budapest, the official language is Hungarian, the government system is a unitary parliamentary republic. It is divided into 7 regions, 20 administrative units, of which 19 are media (districts), and 1 is a city of republican subordination, equivalent to media.

Hungary is a parliamentary republic. The legislative body is the unicameral National Assembly (199 deputies for a term of 4 years).

The majority of the population (54.5%) are Catholics.

Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999, a member of the European Union since 2004.

The forint is a monetary unit in circulation together with the euro.

Hungary is a predominantly flat country. The highest peak is Keke (1014 meters). The largest rivers are the Danube, Tisza and Drava, the largest lake is Balaton, the cities are Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged and Pecs.

The ancestors of the Hungarians, who were called Magyars, first entered the Middle Danube plain in 862, but then it was only an attack by nomadic tribes, and the main settlement took place inX< /font> century. In the 11th century, a young feudal state was created - the Kingdom of Hungary. IstvánIsaint from the Arpad dynasty received the title of king in 1001. In 1687, weakened by wars with Turkey, Hungary became part of Austria and fell under the rule of the Habsburg Empire. In 1848-1849, a revolution broke out in Hungary under the leadership of Lajos Kossuth, which ended in failure. In 1867, the Austrian Empire became the state of Austria-Hungary, and after the First World War, the Austrian monarchy ceased to exist and separate states were created on its territory, including Hungary. Since 1989, Hungary has taken the path of pan-European structures and first joined the European Union and then became part of the Schengen countries.