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Hungary in 10 points
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Capital: |
Budapest |
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Population: |
10.2 million |
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Ethnic profile: |
Hungarian (96.6%) - 13 officially recognised and registered minorities: German, Gypsies, Croats, Slovaks, Romanians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Polish, Armenian, Ruthens, Serbs, Ukrainian, Slovenian - especially protected by Constitution - which one?as a component of the Hungarian state; right of representation in Parliament enshrined in the Constitution and the 1993 Minority Act |
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Borders: |
Austria , Slovakia , Ukraine , Romania Fr Yugoslavia , Croatia , Slovenia |
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Main language: |
Hungarian and German |
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Currency: |
Forint |
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Local delicacy: |
Halaszle (fish soup), goulash, jokai bableves (bean soup) and hideg gyumolcsleves (cold cherry soup). Good beer and strong brandy |
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Country profile: |
Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe. To the north lies Slovakia; to the north-east Ukraine; to the east Romania; to the south Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia; and the west Austria. Hungary is predominantly flat. The Danube River forms part of Hungary's north-western border with Slovakia, and then flows south through Budapest, dividing Hungary into two general regions. In October 2001, the last Danube bridge that was destroyed in World War II was reopened by both the Slovak and the Hungarian Prime Ministers and European Commissioner Verheugen. The reconstruction of the bridge was co-financed by the EU Phare programme with ?10 million. Budapest, the largest city, is the capital and also the cultural, economic and industrial centre of Hungary. The country is full of beautiful baroque towns, medieval buildings, thermal springs and over 1000 lakes. Hungary has very cold winters and very warm summers, with mild springs and autumns. |
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Culture: |
Hungary was the homeland of Franz Liszt, Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály, whose music was inspired by the rich national folk traditions. In the 19th century Hungary produced its first important native-born composer, Ferenc Erkel, who composed the Hungarian national anthem and the first Hungarian opera. Hungary is a highly musical country; its violinists and pianists are particularly celebrated virtuosi world-wide. Hungary has more than 5000 public libraries, and more than 100 public museums are maintained throughout the country. |
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Do you know that: |
The inventor of the pen, Mr Biro, was Hungarian. Hortobagy National Park is the bird watching Mecca of Europe and the place to find the Great Bustard - one of the world's largest birds. |
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