
Hungary

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Hungary is an EU member with competitive automotive production, widely developed thermal-spa tourism, and a fast-growing digital-services sector.
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.
Word: Paprika
Meaning: red pepper
Basic Information
Capital City: Budapest
Population: 9,686,463 (UN)
Area: 93,030 km² / 57,806 sq mi
People are called: Hungarians, Magyars
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
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
Geography
Latitude: 47° 00' N
Longitude: 20° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Borders
Climate
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 17 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 585 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 14 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.502 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 46 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.870
Mean Years of Schooling: 12,3
Expected Years of Schooling: 15,5
Life Expectancy at Birth: 77,0 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Catholic
Second Most Predominant: Protestant
International Memberships
European Union - since 2004
Schengen - since 2007
NATO - since 1999
Technical Information
TLD: .hu
Calling Code: +36
MapGeo Name: Hungary
MapGeo Code: HU