Hungary Magyarország (Hungarian) | |
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Anthem: "Himnusz" (Hungarian)[1] "Hymn" | |
Capital and largest city | Budapest 47°26′N 19°15′E / 47.433°N 19.250°E |
Official language | Hungarian |
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Religion |
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Demonym(s) | Hungarians |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
• President | Tamás Sulyok |
• Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán |
• Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary | László Kövér |
Legislature | Országgyűlés (National Assembly) |
Foundation | |
• Principality of Hungary | 895[4] |
• Battle of Pressburg | 4–6 July 907 |
25 December 1000[5] | |
• Golden Bull of 1222 | 24 April 1222 |
• Battle of Mohács | 29 August 1526 |
• Battle of Buda | 2 September 1686 |
• Hungarian Revolution of 1848 | 15 March 1848 |
20 March 1867 | |
4 June 1920 | |
• Third Republic | 23 October 1989 |
• Joined the European Union | 1 May 2004 |
Area | |
• Total | 93,030[6] km2 (35,920 sq mi) (108th) |
• Water (%) | 0.74% |
Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 9,797,561[7] (92nd) |
• Density | 105.3/km2 (272.7/sq mi) (103rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $283.592 billion[8] (57th) |
• Per capita | $28,909[8] (45th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $132.034 billion[8] (58th) |
• Per capita | $13,459[8] (54th) |
Gini (2014) | 27.9[9] low · 16th |
HDI (2015) | 0.836[10] very high · 43rd |
Currency | Hungarian forint (HUF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Date format | yyyy/mm/dd |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +36 |
ISO 3166 code | HU |
Internet TLD | .hua |
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Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország [ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ] (listen)) is a landlocked country in the south-eastern region of Central Europe, bordering the Balkans. Its capital city is Budapest. Hungary is bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. The country’s official language is the Hungarian language. It has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 2004. In Hungarian, the country is called Magyarország (literally, "Hungarian country"), or Magyar Köztársaság (Hungarian Republic). This is named after the Magyar tribes who came to Hungary in the late 9th century.