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Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the Danube River's drainage basin and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of over 9.5 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian is the official language and among the few in Europe outside the Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital, largest city, and cultural and economic centre. Before the establishment of the Hungarian state, the territory was settled by various groups, including Celts, Romans, Huns, Germanic peoples, Avars, and Slavs. Statehood began in the late ninth century with the Principality of Hungary, which became a medieval Christian kingdom under…

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Hungary

FCDO travel advice for Hungary. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Hungary

Capital: Budapest
Language: Hungarian
Currency: forint
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Calling code: +36
Internet domain: .hu
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Hungary

ÚjévNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Nemzeti ünnep1848 Revolution Memorial Day2026-03-15

NagypéntekGood Friday2026-04-03

HúsvétvasárnapEaster Sunday2026-04-05

HúsvéthétfőEaster Monday2026-04-06

A munka ünnepeLabour day2026-05-01

PünkösdvasárnapPentecost2026-05-24

PünkösdhétfőWhit Monday2026-05-25

Az államalapítás ünnepeState Foundation Day2026-08-20

Nemzeti ünnep1956 Revolution Memorial Day2026-10-23

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalBudapest

Population9,768,785

CurrencyHUF

Languageshu-HU

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Cities

◎Budapest1,741,041 residents ◎Pest1,001,748 residents ◎Buda510,108 residents ◎Debrecen202,402 residents ◎Szeged160,766 residents ◎Miskolc154,521 residents ◎Pécs145,347 residents ◎Budapest XI. kerület139,049 residents ◎Zugló130,000 residents ◎Győr129,301 residents ◎Budapest III. kerület123,723 residents ◎Nyíregyháza117,689 residents ◎Budapest XIII. kerület113,531 residents ◎Kecskemét109,847 residents ◎Székesfehérvár101,600 residents ◎Újpest100,694 residents ◎Budapest IV. kerület98,374 residents ◎Budapest XVIII. kerület93,225 residents ◎Budapest II. kerület88,729 residents ◎Budapest VIII. kerület82,222 residents ◎Budapest XV. kerület80,218 residents ◎Kőbánya78,414 residents ◎Budapest XVII. kerület78,250 residents ◎Szombathely78,025 residents ◎Józsefváros76,957 residents ◎Budapest XXI. kerület76,339 residents ◎Szolnok71,285 residents ◎Budapest XVI. kerület68,484 residents ◎Tatabánya65,849 residents ◎Kaposvár64,280 residents ◎Budapest XX. kerület63,371 residents ◎Érd62,408 residents ◎Sopron62,246 residents ◎Angyalföld62,006 residents ◎Erzsébetváros62,000 residents ◎Zalaegerszeg61,898 residents ◎Budapest XIX. kerület61,610 residents ◎Kispest61,453 residents ◎Békéscsaba59,732 residents ◎Ferencváros59,056 residents ◎Pestlőrinc58,722 residents ◎Veszprém56,927 residents ◎Budapest XII. kerület56,544 residents ◎Eger53,876 residents ◎Kelenföld53,332 residents ◎Budapest XXII. kerület50,499 residents ◎Dunaújváros50,084 residents ◎Nagykanizsa47,349 residents ◎Hódmezővásárhely44,009 residents ◎Budapest VI. kerület42,120 residents ◎Cegléd39,287 residents ◎Rákospalota38,530 residents ◎Baja37,714 residents ◎Újlipótváros36,888 residents ◎Újpalota36,259 residents ◎Pesterzsébet36,045 residents ◎Vác35,108 residents ◎Salgótarján34,627 residents ◎Szekszárd34,174 residents ◎Középső-Ferencváros34,036 residents ◎Óbuda33,836 residents ◎Pápa32,990 residents ◎Gyöngyös32,938 residents ◎Kazincbarcika32,396 residents ◎Gödöllő32,374 residents ◎Gyula32,269 residents ◎Hajdúböszörmény31,957 residents ◎Kiskunfélegyháza31,720 residents ◎Ajka31,407 residents ◎Orosháza31,373 residents ◎Mosonmagyaróvár30,359 residents ◎Dunakeszi30,246 residents ◎Ózd30,056 residents ◎Kiskunhalas29,354 residents ◎Alsórákos29,023 residents ◎Esztergom28,785 residents ◎Szentes27,898 residents ◎Jászberény27,439 residents ◎Komló26,924 residents ◎Budafok26,782 residents ◎Budapest V. kerület26,284 residents ◎Óhegy25,842 residents ◎Újszeged25,300 residents ◎Makó25,135 residents ◎Budaörs25,089 residents ◎Rákoskeresztúr24,971 residents ◎Szigetszentmiklós24,874 residents ◎Naphegy24,728 residents ◎Budapest I. kerület24,728 residents ◎Hajdúszoboszló23,781 residents ◎Szentendre23,606 residents ◎Nagykőrös23,517 residents ◎Tata23,217 residents ◎Rákosszentmihály23,098 residents ◎Siófok23,028 residents ◎Törökszentmiklós22,770 residents ◎Karcag22,370 residents ◎Gyál21,937 residents ◎Monor21,720 residents ◎Várpalota21,299 residents

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