Hungary
Europe Β· Capital: Budapest
How it is run: Hungary is a member of the United Nations, so it gets one vote in the General Assembly. Use the research links below to find out exactly who makes the laws there.
Hungary is home to 9.5 million people in Central Europe, where people speak Hungarian.
Numbers that tell a story π’
π₯ People
9.5 million people
That is 0.1% of everybody alive (counted in 2025).
πΊοΈ Land
93,028 kmΒ²
Roughly the size of Italy or the state of Arizona.
ποΈ How crowded
About 102 people per square kilometre β busy towns with countryside in between.
π Size in its region
16th most people in Europe
17th largest by land in Europe.
π£οΈ Official languages
Hungarian
π° Money
Hungarian forint (Ft)
Life here today π©Ί
These come from World Bank open data β the same numbers governments use when they argue about budgets.
β€οΈ How long people live
76.7 years on average
Doctors, clean water and food supply all change this number over time.
πΌ Money made per person each year
about US$25,907
An upper-middle-income country: growing cities, and more families joining the middle class.
π’ Living in cities
70.7% of people
Mostly a city country β think buses, trains and apartment blocks.
π Kids under 15
14.4% of the population
An older country β there are more grandparents than schoolchildren.
Everyday details π§
π Phone code
+36
Dial this before the number to call from another country.
π Websites end in
.hu
π§ People here are called
Hungarian
π·οΈ Name at home
MagyarorszΓ‘g
π Coast or inland
Landlocked β no coastline
ποΈ UN voting group
Eastern European Group
Countries in the same group often plan votes together.
Neighbours & borders π€
Hungary is landlocked β it has no coastline, so anything arriving by sea must cross a neighbour's border first.
Say its name around the world π£οΈ
Countries have different names in different languages. Try these with a penpal.
Spanish
HungrΓa
French
Hongrie
Arabic
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Chinese
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Japanese
γγ³γ¬γͺγΌ
Russian
ΠΠ΅Π½Π³ΡΠΈΡ
Portuguese
Hungria
German
Ungarn
Put it in perspective π
- Russia β the most populated country in Europe β has about 15.1Γ as many people as Hungary.
- Hungary covers roughly 886 times the area of Hong Kong Island.
- If everyone in Hungary lined up shoulder to shoulder, the line would stretch about 4,757 km.
Fast facts π§
Fact of the day: Hungary shares its part of the world with Poland. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
π·οΈ Official name
Hungary
ποΈ Capital
Budapest
π Region
Europe Β· Central Europe
π€ Country code
HU
ποΈ UN status
UN member state
π© Independence
Independent country
More about Hungary π
Hungarian Parliament
A riverside parliament with 691 rooms and a dome exactly 96 m high β a nod to the year 896, when Hungarians settled here.
See it in Street Viewπ§ Where on the map
47.0Β° N, 20.0Β° E
π Half of the world
Northern & Eastern hemisphere
π°οΈ Clock check
Roughly UTC+1 β when it is noon in London it is about 13:00 in Budapest.
- Hungary sits in Central Europe, in the northern and eastern half of the globe.
- Hungary is an independent country, meaning it makes its own laws.
- Hungary shares its part of the world with Poland. Countries close together often trade the most with each other.
- The capital of Hungary is Budapest β that's where the country's big decisions get made.
- ππΊ is the flag of Hungary. Its country code β the short name used on the internet and at the Olympics β is HU.
Countries nearby π€
Talk about it π¬
- Hungary has 1 official language. How would your school day change if lessons were taught in more than one language?
- Being landlocked means paying neighbours to move goods to the sea. What deal would you offer a neighbour if you led Hungary?
- If Hungary spoke at the General Assembly tomorrow, what one problem should its delegate ask the world to help fix?
Quick quiz π§ͺ
Guess first, then tap to check your answer.
What is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest
Which money do people spend in Hungary?
Hungarian forint (Ft)
How many countries share a land border with Hungary?
7 β Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
Roughly how many people live in Hungary?
9.5 million people
Keep researching π
Everything here is a starting point. These trusted sites, databases and libraries will take you further β and they are the kind of sources a teacher will accept in a report.
Start here β kid-friendly encyclopedias π
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Official data & government sources ποΈ
Primary sources. Cite these when your teacher asks for real data.
News & current policy π°
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