Hungary, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Budapest, capital city of Hungary
Hungary is an EU member with competitive automotive production, widely developed thermal-spa tourism, and a fast-growing digital-services sector.
Hungary in one word would be “Paprika,” meaning red pepper.
Hungary Flag
Hungary armorial
Hungary is a country located in the Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.
Easy learning about Hungary |
The capital city of Hungary is Budapest.
| Hungary is located in | Eastern Europe Europe Continent |
| Member of | European Union since 2004 Schengen since 2007 NATO since 1999 |
| Hungary has a population of | 9,686,463 inhabitants within a total area of 93,030 Km2 (57,806 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Hungary’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 14 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.50 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Hungary HDI ranks in position nº 46 worldwide HDI of 0.870 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Hungary’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 185 countries Hungary passport ranks 7th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Hungary GDP per capita is | $24,809 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Hungary ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Hungary EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 585 ranks 17th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 47° 00' N, 20° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine, Croatia, Austria, Serbia. |
| Hungary Climate | temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers |
| Most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Second most predominant religion | Calvinist, |
| Currency name & code | Forint (HUF) |
| Internet ccTLD | .hu |
| Hungary calling code | +36 |
Hungary administrative divisions
19 counties (megyek), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros);counties
- Bacs-Kiskun,
- Baranya,
- Bekes,
- Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen,
- Csongrad-Csanad,
- Fejer,
- Gyor-Moson-Sopron,
- Hajdu-Bihar,
- Heves,
- Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok,
- Komarom-Esztergom,
- Nograd,
- Pest,
- Somogy,
- Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg,
- Tolna,
- Vas,
- Veszprem,
- Zala
cities with county rights
- Baja,
- Bekescsaba,
- Debrecen,
- Dunaujvaros,
- Eger,
- Erd,
- Esztergom,
- Gyor,
- Hodmezovasarhely,
- Kaposvar,
- Kecskemet,
- Miskolc,
- Nagykanizsa,
- Nyiregyhaza,
- Pecs,
- Salgotarjan,
- Sopron,
- Szeged,
- Szekesfehervar,
- Szekszard,
- Szolnok,
- Szombathely,
- Tatabanya,
- Veszprem,
- Zalaegerszeg
capital city
- Budapest
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