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Also Known As Magyarország • Republic of Hungary • Magyar Köztársaság
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Viktor Orbán
Capital Budapest
Population (2024 est.) 9,574,000
Head Of State President: Tamás Sulyok
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [199])
Official Language Hungarian
Official Religion none
Official Name Magyarország (Hungary)
Total Area (Sq Km) 93,023
Total Area (Sq Mi) 35,916
Monetary Unit forint (Ft)
Population Rank (2023) 94
Population Projection 2030 9,377,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 266.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 102.9
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 73.2% • Rural: (2024) 26.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 70.7 years • Female: (2021) 77.5 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 190,074
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 19,820

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National anthem of Hungary

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Map showing the countries of Europe with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Europe
continent
central Budapest
Budapest
national capital, Hungary
Veszprém
Veszprém
county, Hungary
Zala hills
Zala
county, Hungary
The Danube Bend, seen from Visegrád, with Pest megye (county), Hung., in the distance
Pest
county, Hungary
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg
county, Hungary
Siófok harbour
Somogy
county, Hungary
Romanesque Benedictine church at Ják, near Szombathely, Hung.
Vas
county, Hungary
Vineyards near Tokaj, Hung., in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine-producing region.
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
county, Hungary
Hollóko: castle
Nógrád
county, Hungary
cathedral of Pécs
Pécs
Hungary
Debrecen
Debrecen
Hungary
Miskolc
Miskolc
Hungary
Simontornya: fortress
Tolna
county, Hungary
Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary
Esztergom
Hungary

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