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Hungary
Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Its capital city is Budapest. About 9.8 million people live there, in an area of 93 028 square kilometres.
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Where is Hungary?
Hungary lies in Central Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 232 km from the equator.
Hungary is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 7 countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93 028 square kilometres.
That is about 2.3 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 108th largest.
Spread out evenly, that is roughly 105.1 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Hungary?
About 9.8 million people live in Hungary.
That is the 91st biggest population in the world.
People here speak Hungarian.
They pay with the Hungarian forint (Ft).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 71 years.
The land of Hungary
The land in Hungary sits on average 143 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Because it is landlocked, everything that arrives by ship has to cross one of its 7 neighbours first.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Hungary different?
A dish the country is known for: Gulyás.
Websites from here often end in .hu.
Hungary and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 1 live in Hungary.
It takes up about 0.07 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe it is the 17th largest of 45 countries, and the 16th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Hungary and its neighbours
Ukraine, its largest neighbour, is about 6.5 times bigger.
Ukraine has more people: 44.6 million against 9.8 million.
Nature and animals
The longest river is the Danube, running 2 850 km from source to mouth.
Where this country lands in the record lists
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Hungary?
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Hungary?
About 9.8 million people live in Hungary, which makes it the 91st most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Hungary?
Hungary borders Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine — 7 neighbours in total.
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93 028 square kilometres, making it the 108th largest country in the world. That is about 2.3 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is Hungary in?
Hungary is in Europe, in the part called Central Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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