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Magyar Köztársaság
Republic of Hungary
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Flag |
Coat of arms |
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Motto: none
Historically
Regnum Mariae Patronae
Hungariae (Latin)
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Anthem: Himnusz
("Isten, áldd meg a
magyart")
"Hymn" ("God, bless the
Hungarians")
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Location of
Hungary (orange)
– on the
European
continent (camel
& white)
– in the
European Union (camel)
[Legend]
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Budapest
 47°26′N,
19°15′E |
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Official languages |
Hungarian (Magyar |
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Demonym |
Hungarian |
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Government |
Parliamentary republic |
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President |
László Sólyom |
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Prime minister |
Ferenc Gyurcsány |
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Foundationn |
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Foundation of Hungary |
896 |
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Recognized as Kingdom |
December 1000 |
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EU
accession |
May 1,
2004 |
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Area |
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Total |
93,030 km˛ (109th)
35,919 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
0.74% |
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Population |
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2008 February estimate |
10,041,000[1] (79th) |
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2001 census |
10,198,315 |
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Density |
109/km˛ (94th)
282/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) |
2008 estimate |
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Total |
$198.7 billion[2] (43th) |
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Per capita |
$20,700 (39th) |
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Gini (2008) |
24.96 (low) (3rd) |
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HDI (2007) |
▲ 0.874 (high) (36th) |
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Currency |
Forint (HUF) |
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Time zone |
CET
(UTC+1) |
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Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
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Internet TLD |
.hu1 |
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Calling code |
+36 |
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Hungary
(Hungarian: Magyarország;
IPA: [mɒɟɒrorsaːg]; listen (help·info)),
officially in English the
Republic of Hungary (Magyar
Köztársaság listen (help·info),
literally Magyar (Hungarian)
Republic), is a landlocked
country in the Carpathian Basin
of Central Europe, bordered by
Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine,
Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and
Slovenia. Its capital is
Budapest. Hungary is a member of
OECD, NATO, EU and a Schengen
state. The official language is
Hungarian (also known as
Magyar), which forms part of the
Finno-Ugric family. It is one of
the four official languages of
the European Union that is not
of Indo-European origin.
Following a Celtic (after c. 450
BC) and a Roman (9 BC - c. 4th
century) period, the foundation
of Hungary was laid in the late
Ninth Century by the Magyar
chieftain Árpád, whose great
grandson István ascended to the
throne with a crown sent from
Rome in 1000. The Kingdom of
Hungary existed with minor
interruptions for 946 years, and
at various points was regarded
as one of the cultural centers
of the Western world. It was
succeeded by a Communist era
(1947-1989) during which Hungary
gained widespread international
attention regarding the
Revolution of 1956 and the
seminal move of opening its
border with Austria in 1989,
thus accelerating the collapse
of the Eastern Bloc. The present
form of government is
parliamentary republic (since
1989). Hungary's current goal is
to become a developed country by
IMF standards, having become
already developed by most
traditional measures, including
GDP and HDI[3] (world ranking
36th and rising) and in 2007
Hungary finally became a
high-income economy[4]. The
country's first ever term of EU
presidency is due in 2011[5].
Hungary was one of the 15 most
popular tourist destinations in
the world in the past
decade[6][7], with a capital
regarded as one of the most
beautiful in the world[8][9].
Despite its relatively small
size, the country is home to
numerous World Heritage Sites,
UNESCO Biosphere reserves, the
second largest thermal lake in
the world (Lake Hévíz), the
largest lake in Central Europe
(Lake Balaton), and the largest
natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy).