Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and an announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called “Goulash Communism.” Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later.
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The Best of Hungary...
Hungary's Most Popular Sights...
Here is a list of some of the most interesting and visited places. Cities or areas listed will always have more than just one thing see and do. With the popular cities or areas we list some of the best known, which should go on everyone’s, must see list when they visit.
Aggtelek Caves
Budapest
Buda Hill & Castle
Fishermans Bastion
Matthias Church
Chain Bridge
City Park
Hero’s Square
Konstmuseum
Szechenyi Baths
Vajdahunyad Castle
Danube River
Budapest (cont.)
Dohány St. Synagogue
Gellert Hill
Országház (Parliament)
St. Stephan’s Basilica
Thermal Spas
Eger
Esztergon Basilica
Győr
Lake Balaton
Pecs
Sumeg Castle
Counties of Hungary…
Bács-Kiskun
Baranya
Békés
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Budapest
Csongrád
Fejér
Győr-Moson-Sopron
Hajdú-Bihar
Heves
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok
Komárom-Esztergom
Nógrád
Pest
Somogy
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
Tolna
Vas
Veszprém
Zala
Country Information...
Capital
Budapest
Largest City
Budapest
Government
Parliamentary democracy
Currency
Forint (HUF)
Area
total: 93,030 km2 water: 690 km2 land: 92,340 km2 – ranked 109th
Population
9,874,784 (July 2016 est.) ranked 91st
Language
Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2%
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 98.9% of Hungarian speakers (2011 est.)
Ethnic Groups
Hungarian 85.6%, Roma 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1%
note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2011 est.)
Religion
Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, unspecified 27.2% (2011 est.)
Counties of Hungary…
