| Area |
93,030 sq km (35,919 sq miles). |
| Population |
10,091,789 (1999). |
| Capital |
Budapest - population 1,838,753 (1999). |
| Climate |
There are four seasons, with a very warm summer from June to August. Spring and autumn are mild, whiles winters are cold. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with snowfalls in winter. |
| Language |
Hungarian (Magyar) is the official language. German and English are widely spoken. Some French is also spoken, mainly in western Hungary. |
| Religion |
65 per cent Roman Catholic, 20 per cent Calvinist. Eastern Orthodox and Jewish minorities. There is no official national religion. |
| Time |
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
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| Highlights |
Hungary's capital city lies on one of the most beautiful stretches of the River Danube as it descends from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, and is fondly regarded as the Queen of The Danube. Other attractions that Budapest has to offer include the Matthias Church, with its colourful tiled roof outside and murals inside. The Museum of Fine Art, one of the richest of its kind in Europe and the St Stephen's Basilica a 96 meter neo Renaissance dome. Visiting the West and Lake Balaton and the Great Plain Area - sandy beach strands, vineyards, farmland etc. is what lies in these areas.
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| Country Facts |
Located in Central Europe, Hungary shares borders with the Slovak Republic to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east, Croatia and Serbia on the south and finally Austria and Slovenia to the west. |