Hungary

country in Central Europe
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Hungary was established in 1000[1]. Its capital is Budapest[2], and the country’s sole official language is Hungarian[3]. Tamás Sulyok serves as its head of state[4].

Hungary has a population of 9.5 million as of 2025[5]. The country covers an area of 93,000 square kilometers[6].

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Climate
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Terrain
mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
Natural resources
bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)
National holiday
Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083)
Legal system
civil system influenced by the German model
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$389.207 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$40,700 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
0.5% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
3.7% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.5% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Germany 25%, Italy 6%, Romania 6%, USA 5%, Slovakia 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 23%, China 7%, Austria 6%, Poland 6%, S. Korea 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Country: Hungary[3]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Neusiedl Lake[4], Danube[5], Ipoly[6], Tisza[7], Drava[8], Lake Balaton[9], Rába[10]
  • Head of government: Viktor Orbán[11], Péter Magyar[12]
  • Continent: Europe[13]
  • Instance of: landlocked country[14], country[15], successor state[16]
  • Head of state: Tamás Sulyok[17], Ágnes Forsthoffer[18], András Baka[19]
  • Capital: Budapest[20]
  • Official language: Hungarian[21]
  • Currency: forint[22]
  • Shares border with: Slovakia[23], Ukraine[24], Romania[25], Serbia[26], Croatia[27], Slovenia[28], Austria[29], Yugoslavia[30]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .hu[31]
  • Anthem: Himnusz[32]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[33]
  • Named after: Onogurs[34], Hungarians[35]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bács-Kiskun County[36], Baranya County[37], Békés County[38], Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County[39], Budapest[40], Csongrád-Csanád County[41], Fejér County[42], Győr-Moson-Sopron County[43], Hajdú-Bihar County[44], Heves County[45], Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County[46], Komárom-Esztergom County[47], Nógrád County[48], Pest County[49]
  • Flag: flag of Hungary[50]
  • Legislative body: National Assembly[51]
  • Executive body: Government of Hungary[52]
  • Highest judicial authority: Constitutional Court of Hungary[53]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Hungary[54]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Hungary include Hungarians[55], an ethnic group[56]; Hungaroring[57], a motorsport racing track[58], founded in 1985[59]; Hungarian Defense[60], a chess opening[61]; 434 Hungaria[62], an asteroid[63]; Unger[64], a family name[65]; and Hungaria (train)[66], a named passenger train service[67], founded in 1960[68].

Why It Matters

Hungary has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Hungary is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

Entities named for Hungary include Hungarians[55], an ethnic group[56]; Hungaroring[57], a motorsport racing track[58], founded in 1985[59]; Hungarian Defense[60], a chess opening[61]; 434 Hungaria[62], an asteroid[63]; Unger[64], a family name[65]; and Hungaria (train)[66], a named passenger train service[67], founded in 1960[68].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  8. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Hungary, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 4d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Hungary, countries:Hungarian_Republic, europe:Hungary +3
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Hungary, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299733706|Hungary (#299733706)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki"
  3. 4d ago · Liber008 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    British museum place id → x27627
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ British museum place id: x27627, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/328354423|Hungary (#328354423)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8589|British Museum place"
  4. 5d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coextensive with → Hungary
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Coextensive with: Hungary"
  5. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → North Sumatra
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14968: Q2140, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/291586|batch #291586]]"
  6. 16d ago · Landre89 · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Estonian subject thesaurus id → 131853
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    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Estonian subject thesaurus id: 131853, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167985841|Ungari (riik) (#167985841)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6387|Estonian"
  7. 18d ago · WąskaZimny · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania +13
    Sitelink count → 358
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Shares border with: Second Polish Republic"
  8. 27d ago · CameoJewel · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 358
    Fandom article id → countries:Hungary, countries:Hungarian_Republic, europe:Hungary +3
    J-global id → 200906052168600352
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: marvel:Hungary, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323939074|Hungary (#323939074)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8466|Marvel Database a"
  9. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000551
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  10. 9w ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Magyar Köztársaság'}, {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'Magyarország'}, {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Maďarská republika'} +1
    Die tageszeitung tag id → t5008001
    Head of state → Mátyás Szűrös, Árpád Göncz, Árpád Göncz +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Head of state: András Baka"
  11. 10w ago · PinTweaks · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Hungary, countries:Hungarian_Republic, europe:Hungary +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Official name: Magyarország"
  12. 11w ago · PinTweaks · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Life expectancy → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+70.67707'}, {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+71.24634'}, {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+72.24878'} +18
    Death rate → {'amount': '+13.3'}, {'amount': '+14.5'}, {'amount': '+16.1'} +2
    Carbon footprint → {'unit': 'Q57084755', 'amount': '+4.5'}
    Happy planet index score → {'amount': '+45.4'}, {'amount': '+47.6'}
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  13. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania +13
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Hongiriya.wav"
  14. 12w ago · Ђидо · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania +13
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Shares border with: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"
  15. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Ungarn.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Ungaria.wav, Hu-Magyarország.ogg +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Ungheria.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  16. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Colorado County
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  17. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 7938
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  18. 13w ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of state → Mátyás Szűrös, Árpád Göncz, Árpád Göncz +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Head of state: Ágnes Forsthoffer"
  19. 14w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Hungary, countries:Hungarian_Republic, europe:Hungary +3
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  20. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  21. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  22. 17w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Hungary
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Hungary, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294324441|Hungary (#294324441)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'n'matc"
  23. 17w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026385538, 027234002
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  24. 18w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Hungary
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  25. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0002290-Madarsko
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  26. 22w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → hungary
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  27. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → honga01
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  28. 24w ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Schematic → Hungary National Assembly 2026.svg
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  29. 24w ago · Mobby 12 · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar
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  30. 24w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → vengrija
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