| Republic of Hungary Magyarország
Origin of Name
"Hungary" is from the Turkish on-ogur,
meaning "(people of the) ten arrows." Byzantine
chroniclers gave the region the name because they
believed (mistakenly) that the Hungarians had Turkish
origins. "Magyarország," meaning "land of
the Magyars," refers to Magyar, the legendary
forefather of all Hungarians.
Location Central
Europe
Bordered By Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria
Total Area 35,910 sq
mi (93,030 sq km)
Greatest Distance E-W 312 mi (502 km)
Greatest Distance N-S 193 mi (311 km)
Highest Point Mount Kékes, 3,330 ft
(1,015 m)
Lowest Point Tisza River, 259 ft
(79 m)
Natural Resources bauxite, coal, natural
gas, fertile soils, arable land
Nationality Hungarian
Population (July 2016 est) 9,874,784
Largest Cities Budapest, Debrecen
Ethnic Groups Hungarian, Roma
Religions Roman Catholic, Calvinist,
Luteran, Greek Catholic, other Christian, unaffiliated,
other
Languages Hungarian
Capital Budapest
Form of Government parliamentary
democracy
Present Constitution Adopted August 18,
1949
Chief of State President Janos Ader (since May
10, 2012)
Head of Government Prime Minister Viktor
Orban (since May 29, 2010)
Cabinet Council of Ministers proposed by
the Prime Minister and approved by the President
Legislature unicameral National Assembly
(Orszaggyules)
Judiciary Constitutional Court
Administrative Divisions 19 counties, 23 urban
counties, 1 capital city
Currency Forint
Per Capita Income $26,200
Industries mining, metallurgy,
construction materials, processed foods, textiles,
chemicals, motor vehicles
Agricultural Products wheat, corn,
sunflower seeds, potatoes, sugar beets; pigs, cattle,
poultry, dairy products
Export Commodities machinery and
equipment, other manufactures, food products, raw
materials, fuels and electricity
Import Commodities machinery and
equipment, other manufactures, fuels and electricity,
food products, raw materials
Independence Achieved 1001
(unification by King Stephen I)
National Holiday Saint Stephen's Day,
August 20
Flag the flag dates to the national
movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, and fuses the
medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the
revolutionary tricolor form of the French flag; folklore
attributes virtues to the colors -- red for strength,
white for faithfulness, and green for hope;
alternatively, the red is seen as being for the blood
spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and
green for the pasturelands that make up so much of the
country
SEE ALSO
Slovakia
Romania
Austria
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