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Hungary is a country in the centre of Europe.

Hungary is a landlocked country and has no coastal borders.

The land is mainly flat with rolling plains but some low mountains in the north. Hungary is home to Lake Balaton, the largest lake in central Europe, and to a large number of spa towns and hot springs.

The geographical coordinates for the centre of Hungary, also known as lines of latitude and longitude, are:-
Latitude - 47 00N
Longitude - 20 00E

The capital of Hungary is Budapest.

Hungary is a parliamentary republic with a president as head of state and a prime minister as head of the government.

In elections everyone over the age of 18 can vote, over the age of 16 if you are married.

The currency is Hungary is the Hungarian forint. Hungary is a member of the European Union, having joined in 2004.

Hungarian is the official language.

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The Hungarian flag is 3 equal horizontal stripes of red, white and green. There are many stories about why these colours are used. One is that red is the blood shed during wars, white is for freedom and green is for the meadows which make up so much of the land.

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These are the words to the Hungarian National Anthem called Hymn. It was first used in 1844. It is based on an eight verse poem but only the first verse is used in the anthem. This is a translation of the words.

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O Lord, bless the nation of Hungary
With your grace and bounty
Extend toward it your guarding arm
During strife with its enemies
Long torn by ill fate
Bring upon it a time of relief
This nation has suffered for all sins
Of the past and of the future!

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The Land
The People
Life and Death
Health, Energy and the Environment
Education and Work
Travel, Communication and the Media

The total land area of Hungary is 89,608 sq kms which is the 17th largest in Europe.

Hungary has lakes, rivers and canals which total 3,420 sq kms.

Hungary has boundaries with 7 countries

• Slovakia 627 kms
• Romania 424 kms
• Croatia 348 kms
• Austria 321 kms
• Serbia 164 kms
• Ukraine 128 kms
• Slovenia 94 kms

Hungary has no coastline.

The highest point in Hungary is Kekes at 1,014 metres.

The pie chart below shows how the land is split between agricultural land (crops and pastures), forests and other, which can be towns, villages, desert or frozen waste called tundra.

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The total population of Hungary is 9.88 million people, making it the 12th largest country in Europe by population.

Of this number 5.19 million are females and 4.69 million are males.

A person from Hungary is called a Hungarian.

To be a citizen of Hungary, one of your parents must be a citizen of Hungary. It is not sufficient to be born in Hungary. You have to live in Hungary for 8 years before you can begin to apply for citizenship.

The largest five cities in Hungary, by population are:-

• Budapest 1,741,041 people
• Debrecen 204,124
• Miskolc 172,637
• Szeged 164,883
• Pecs 156,649

For each country we will give you a diagram showing the population density. This is the average number of people for each square kilometre. Each little Owlbut is 1 person and the big yellow rectangle is 1 sq km. After a while you can compare countries and see which ones are the most crowded. Remember it is only an average as more people live closer together in towns and cities than in villages out in the country.



71.2% of the people live in cities or towns.

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The birth rate in Hungary is 9.1 births per 1,000 of population

The death rate in Hungary is 12.8 deaths per 1,000 people.

Check this against the birth rate. If the death rate is higher than the birth rate then the population will decrease unless immigrants arrive in the country.

There are 4.7 deaths of girls under 1 year per 1,000 of births and 5.2 deaths of boys.

The median age for females is 41.4 and for males is 39.9. The median age is that age which divides the population exactly in half so there are the same number of people above the median age as below it.

The average age of a woman when she has her first child is 28.3.

The elderly dependency ratio is 25.7. This is the number of elderly people (ages 65+) per 100 people of working age (ages 15-64).

The potential support ratio is 3.9. This is the number of working-age people (ages 15-64) per one elderly person (ages 65+). As a population ages, the potential support ratio tends to fall, meaning there are fewer potential workers to support the elderly.

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Hungary spends 7.4% of its total income on health care.

There are 3.10 doctors per 1,000 people.

There are 7.2 hospital beds per 1,000 people.

26.4% of the population are estimated as obese.

100% of Hungarians have drinking water that is either piped into their home or they have access to a public tap, a protected borehole, well, spring or protected rainwater collection facility.

97.8% of the urban population and 98.6% of the rural population have access to a flushing toilet that is connected to a sewer, a pit latrine (that is a permanent hole in the ground that is looked after) or a composting toilet.

Hungary releases 47.0 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. This puts it as the 18th highest in Europe.

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Hungary spends 4.2% of its total income on education.

Children usually start school at age 6 in Hungary. Primary education is for eight years until age 14 and secondary education must continue till 16 but can go on to 18/19. This may be followed by further education at a university or college.

Generally the school year consists of 3 terms and starts in the first week of September and finishes in the middle of June. There is usually a 1 week break at Christmas and a long weekend at Easter.

99% of females and 99.1% of males are able to read and write by the age of 15.

12.9% of all people aged between 16 and 24 are not in work. Among females 12.9% are unemployed while with males 12.9% can't find work.

The total number of people available for work in Hungary is 4.56 million.

They work in the following sectors.

• Agriculture includes farming, fishing and forestry work
• Industry includes mining, manufacturing, construction and energy workers
• Services is everything else

6.6% of the workforce are unemployed.

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There are 20 paved airports in Hungary, which is the 25th highest number in Europe.


There are 8,049 kilometres of railways in Hungary, which is the 11th longest in Europe.


There are 77,087 kilometres of roads in Hungary, which means Hungary is in 15th place for the most kilometres of roads in Europe.

There are 7 major national newspapers in Hungary.

There are 11.80 million mobile phone users.

31% of the people have a fixed landline.



7.20 million people have access to the internet at home via any device (computer or mobile).

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