Quick facts
:
land area
: 93,000 sqkm
population : 10,000,000 people
capital : Budapest
largest
cities : Debrecen (211,000), Miskolc (184,000), Szeged (168,000)
unemployment
: 7% (2005)
currency : Forint (HUF) check for rates
official language :
hungarian
time zone : Central European Time (GST+1hour)
Climate : hot
summer, cold winter
Main river : Danube, Tisza
Largest lakes : Balaton,
Velence, Fertő
Did you
know?
that
Hungay has 8million year old trees?
Recently discovered in a coal mine in Bukkabrany, 16 ancient
stumps were preserved thanks to a coat of sand. You can see one in Miskolc,
Herman Otto Museum
that Pálinka is a Hungaricum?
Palinka is a
strong fruit brandy, can be made of just about any type of fruit. Common flavors
are pear, plum, peach and cherry.
Lake
Balaton is central europe's largest still water.
Lake
Heviz is the World's second largest thermal lake.
Hungary has
Europe's only cave spa in Miskolctapolca
The M1 yellow undergound in Budapest,
opened 2nd May, 1896 was mainland's Europe's first electrically operated
underground railway. 
Hungary
See datas...
Goverment pages
More about Hungary on BBCNews
Hungary is a middle sized country (93000
sqm) in Central East Europe. Landlocked country but has its own "sea", the
largest lake in Europe , Balaton.
The country's highest point
1014m, and called "Kékes". It is in the northern
part of the country at the Matra
Hills.
There are mainly plains in Hungary's south and
north western part. The Great Plain in the south called "Alföld" home of some
unique species and the last remaining plains in Europe, the Hortobagy.
There are two main rivers in Hungary, one is the
Danube which flows across Budapest, and the Tisza river which flows in the eastern part
of Hungary.
Both the Danube and the Tisza and the many other smaller rivers
offer great opportunity to take a tour by kanoe or boat.
The largest lake of
Hungary is the lake Balaton, which is a famous and popular summer destination for
hungarians
Weather in Hungary , Hungary has continental climate,
that means normally winters are cold, summers are warm.
Average summer air
temperature is 27 - 35 degree Celsius (81 to 95 in Farenheit), in winter 0
to -15 (32 to 5 ).
Average yearly rainfall is approximately
600mm.
Hungary also famous for its history. A quite small country
with a very rich and colorful history. From the old ages of the cavemans, whom
lived in the caves of Bukk and Matra , through roman empire and mogolians,
turkish empire, everybody had been here for a while. So you can find many
historical sites and sights in Hungary. Castles, churches, museums are
waiting for you to discover.
More about
Hungary's history...
Famous
Hungarians
Founder of Absolute Geometry by Janos
Bolyai
Saviour of Mothers, Dr. Ignác
Semmelweis
Dynamo Inventor, Ányos
Jedlik
Creators of transformers, Ottó Bláthy, Miksa Déri and Károly
Zipernowsky
Inventors of the carburettor, Donát Bánki and János
Csonka
Researcher of gravitation , Loránt Eötvös
Pioneer of Railway
electrification, Kálmán Kandó
Supersonic flight, Tódor
Kármán
Inventor of Jet propulsion unit, Albert Fonó
Television
Innovator, Kálmán Tihanyi
Founder of modern information technology, János
Neumann
Designer of the nuclear reactor, Leó Szilárd
Creator of the
hydrogen bomb, Ede Teller
Developer of stereo transmission, Antal
Csicsátka
Creator of radar astronomy, Zoltán Bay
Builder of moon vehicle,
Ferenc Pavlics
Builder of mars walker, Antal Bejczy
Zoltán Kodaly and
Bela Bartok,
Musicians
