Capital: Budapest
Currency: forint (HUF)
Borders: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km,
Yugoslavia 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km
Hungary is a relatively small country, land-locked between Austria,
Slovakia, the Ukraine, Romania, Yugoslavia and Slovenia. The
landmass measures 92,340 sq km with a further 690 sq km of inland
water. Much of Hungary's interior is comprised of a low-lying
fertile plain, subject to flooding. The highest point of elevation
is Kekes at 1014 m. Dominant natural features include the Carpathian
Mountains and Basin to the North East, The Danube River Bend in the
North West and Hungary's largest lake, Balaton in the South East.
Hungary also possesses valuable natural resources such as bauxite,
coal and natural gas.The official language
is Hungarian and the national unit of currency is the Forint.
Budapest is the capital of Hungary and also the seat of the
Hungarian parliament.
Hungary hopes to join the European Union in the near future and has
an economy that continues to expand successfully. Industry is a
large economic factor for Hungary. The main industries are mining,
metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles,
chemicals, and the assembly of motor vehicles. The agricultural
produce of Hungary includes wheat, corn, sunflower seed, potatoes
and sugar beet. The transport network consists of 7869 km of
railways and 188,203 km of highways.
Summer season in Hungary runs from June to August. At this time of
the year, the skies are blue and the days are long, sunny and hot.
The cold winter months can be a great time to visit Hungary, when
the country often receives its share of snow. The coldest
temperature ever recorded in Budapest was -23°C. |
