Hungary Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Budapest (See more on ITYPEJOB.COM)
Official language: Hungarian
Currency: Forint 1HUF = 0.00EUR
Continent: Eastern Europe
Vacation in Hungary
According to Countryaah, Hungary, located in the east of Europe, attracts not only with its scenic charm and picturesque cities, but also with a rich cultural offer. The country has around 10 million residents and an area of 93,030 km2. The Hungarian language belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family and thus differs significantly from most European languages that belong to the Indo-European language family.
City trip to Budapest
The capital Budapest, known as the Paris of the East, lies on both sides of the Danube between the Hungarian low mountain range and the great lowlands. On the right bank of the Danube are the districts of Buda with the castle hill and Obuda with the ruins of the old Roman legion camp Aquincum, on the left bank of the Pest district. The architectural style from different epochs gives the city its very own atmosphere.
Budapest offers wonderful cultural monuments and offers a variety of sights, such as the Castle District, the Fisherman’s Bastion, the Parliament Building, Heroes’ Square, State Opera, Gellért Hill Spa and of course the famous, traditional Café Gerbeaud. Lovers of Art Nouveau who are already familiar with Art Nouveau in Vienna and Prague will also get their money’s worth in Budapest.
Puszta and Lake Balaton
A large part of the country’s area lies in the Pannonian Plain, which is traversed by the Hungarian low mountain ranges. There are plenty of opportunities to explore the country, such as city tours, e.g. B. Budapest, Szeged, Pécs, a vacation on the largest lake in the country, Lake Balaton, a Puszta vacation with horse riding – horse riding is a folk tradition in Hungary, day trips to Gyor or Sopron and stays in one of the many are also popular Thermal baths or exploring nature reserves.
Thermal spa vacation in Hungary
The Hungarian thermal baths have always had an excellent reputation, as the healing waters are ideal for bathing and drinking cures. The most famous health resorts are Bük, Debrecen, Eger, Gyula, Hévíz, Kiskunmajsa. For example, Bad Bük is particularly good for treating the musculoskeletal system due to the thermal water containing magnesium, calcium and hydrogen carbonate. The Debrecen Spa and the Eger Medicinal Springsare recommended for the treatment of chronic joint inflammation, cartilage wear diseases, orthopedic changes, after-treatment of accidents, some cardiovascular disorders, in numerous cases with gynecological diseases, as well as with nerve pain. In addition to the therapy options mentioned above, the Gyula bathing town is also popular with guests with stomach diseases. The health resort of Hévíz is also well known. The lake of this health resort is supplied by a thermal spring. The temperature of the medicinal water is 33-35 degrees in the summer months and around 26 degrees in winter.
The Hungarian cuisine
The hearty Hungarian cuisine with dishes such as gulyás, paprika chicken, fish soup, salami and Esterházy cake, as well as the Hungarian wine of the Tokaj people, is also well known, with which many fell into nostalgic dreams. The whole country offers a variety of possibilities to spend a varied, interesting and culturally appealing vacation.
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Forint (100 filler)
ISO 4217 code
HUF / 348
Geography
Continent: Europe
Region: east
Geo coordinates: N 47 ° 9 ’45 ” E 19 ° 30′ 11.9″
Highest mountain: Kekes (1,014 m)
Total area: 93,030 km²
Mainland: 92,340 km²
National border: 2,171 km
Politics
Dependency: Austria until 1918
UN member since: 1955
Other political affiliation: European Union since 2004
Form of government: People’s Republic
Houses of Parliament: unikameral
Party system: Multi-party system
State building: centralized
Political culture: Tendency towards subject culture (great dissatisfaction with democracy)
Particularities: At the time of the state crisis in Hungary, according to the Prime Minister’s admission to have “lied” to the people
Economy
Export goods: Machines, food
BSP: $ 128.993 billion
GDP: $ 134,282,000,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 176.8 billion
Economic growth: 3.9%
GDP share of agriculture: 3.5%
GDP share of industry: 31%
GDP share of services: 65.5%
Inflation rate: 4.2%
Unemployment: 7.6%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 59.4%
Export: $ 69,220,000,000
Import: $ 73,334,000,000
Foreign debt: $ 73,480,000,000
Gold and currency reserves: $ 21.76 billion
Electricity consumption: 38,500 million KWh
Gas reserves: 34,260 million m³
Gas production: 2,670 million m³
Gas consumption: 15,670 million m³
Oil reserves: 111 million m³
Oil production: 45,000 million m³
Oil consumption: 138,100 million m³
Cultivation area: 51.5%
Bovine: 677,000 pieces
Pigs: 4,524,000 pieces
Sheep: 1,350,000 pieces
Demographic data
Residents: 9,981,400
Residents in cities: 6,424,000
Minorities: Roma (1.9%), Germans (0.6%), Slovaks (0.2%), Croats (0.15%)
Average age: 38.7 years
0-14 years: 15.6%
15-64 years: 69.2%
> 65 years: 15.2%
Population growth: -0.25%
Birth rate: 9.72 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 13.11 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 0.86 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.91
Fertility: 1.32 children / woman
Infant mortality: 8.39 ‰
Life expectancy men: 68.45 years
Life expectancy women: 77.14 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: HU
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: HUN
ISO 3166 numeric: 348
Top Level Domain: hu
IOC country code: HUN
UN / LOCODE: HU
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 4,060,000
Cell Phones: 8,586,000
Radios: 7,150,000
TV: 4,890,000
Computer: 1,560,000
Internet users: 2,340,000
Transportation
Railway lines: 7,937 km
Paved roads: 70,216 km
of which expressways: 667 km
Cars: 3,124,000
Pipelines: 5,722
Health
Number of doctors: 33,050
Daily food intake: 3,570 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 3,000
Education
Illiteracy: 1 %
History
Foundation: 1001
Last sovereign since: 1918
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Distribution of religions: Roman Catholic (52%), Calvinist-ref. (16%.), Evangelical-Lutheran. (3%), Jewish (0.1%), non-denominational (14.5%)
Crime
Prison inmates: 16,400
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 32,000
Main battle tank: 170
Warplanes: 90
Helicopter: 90
Defense Spending: $ 1,567,800,000