HUNGARY

Hungary is located in Central Europe, northwest of Russia. It covers an area slightly smaller than Indiana. The climate is temperate with cold, cloudy, humid winters and warm summers. The terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains with hills and low mountains on the northern border. Natural resources include bauxite, coal, natural gas, and fertile soils.

Location

East Europe. Czechoslovakia is to the north Austria to the west, Yugoslavia to the south-west, Romania to the south-east and republics of former U.S.S.R. to the north-east. Hungary is a landlocked country but has access to the sea via the Danube.

Geography

Landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions.

Capital

Budapest

Population

9,981,334

Climate

Temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

Language

Magyar

Monetary Unit

Forint

Largest Cities

Budapest, Miskolc, Debrecen, Szeged, Pecs

Principal rivers

Danube, Tisza, Drava

Places to Visit

Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Pecs, Mt.Kekes

Air Ports

Budapest International Air Port