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Hungary
Hungary is a country in Central Europe. About 9.8 million people live there, in an area of 93 028 square kilometres. Its capital city is Budapest.
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Where is Hungary?
Hungary lies in Central Europe, on the continent of Europe.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 5 232 km from the equator.
Hungary is landlocked: it has no coast at all, so you cannot reach the sea without crossing another country.
It shares a border with 7 countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93 028 square kilometres.
That is about 2.3 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 108th largest.
Spread everybody out evenly and you get about 105.1 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Hungary?
About 9.8 million people live in Hungary.
That is the 91st biggest population in the world.
People here speak Hungarian.
They pay with the Hungarian forint (Ft).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 71 years.
The land of Hungary
The land of Hungary sits on average 143 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Because it is landlocked, anything that comes by ship has to cross one of its 7 neighbours to get here.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Hungary different?
A dish the country is known for: Gulyás.
Websites from here often end in .hu.
Hungary and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about one lives in Hungary.
It takes up about 0.07 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Europe the country ranks 17th of 45 by size, and 16th by population.
Hungary and its neighbours
Ukraine, its largest neighbour, is about 6.5 times bigger.
Ukraine has more people: 44.6 million against 9.8 million.
Nature and animals
Of the animals on this site, 5 live wild in Hungary: Stag beetle, Roman snail, Common carp, European tree frog and Wels catfish. The highest mountain in the country is Kékes, at 1 014 metres. The longest river in the country is the Tisza. The largest lake in the country is Lake Balaton.
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Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Hungary compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 101 times as big as Hungary: 9 372 610 km² against 93 028 km². See both on one map
- The United Kingdom is about 2.6 times as big as Hungary: 242 900 km² against 93 028 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Hungary?
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Hungary?
About 9.8 million people live in Hungary, which makes it the 91st most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border Hungary?
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93 028 square kilometres, making it the 108th largest country in the world. That is about 2.3 times the size of Switzerland.
What is the highest mountain in Hungary?
The highest mountain in Hungary is Kékes, 1 014 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
What is the longest river in Hungary?
The longest river in Hungary is the Tisza. Of its 966 kilometres, about 579 run through the country.
What is the largest lake in Hungary?
The largest lake in Hungary is Lake Balaton. It covers about 600 km².
Which continent is Hungary in?
Hungary is in Europe, in the part called Central Europe.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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