| Hungary is situated in the heart
of the European continent, in the Carpathian
Basin. Extension:
In North-South direction 268 km, in East-West
direction 526 km
Area:
93.030 km2
Population:
10.280.000 (1 st January 1998.)
Density of
population: 109,4/head/km2 (63% lives in
towns)
Form of
State: Republic
Form of
administration: 19 county, 20 towns of
county rank
Capital:
Budapest, area 525km2 ( population 1 863 000) (Administrative,
cultural and tourist centre)
Climate:
Moderate continental
Coldest month is
January (-5 C)
Hottest month is
July (+24,5 C)
Number of
annual sunshine hours: appr. 1700-2000
hour
Time:
Central European time (GMT + 1)
Summer
timing change: 26 March - 28 October,
Central European time + 1 (GMT + 2)
Official
language: Hungarian
Spoken
languages: Many speak English and German
Religion:
Two-thirds of the population are Roman Catholic,
the rest reformats, Jewish, Greek orthodox,
however other churches are also to be found, like
Lutheran.
Phone:
Hungarian country code No.: 36, Budapest area
code: 1. Within the country, interstate
precalling number is: 06
Cellular
phone service companies: T-Online
(area code: 30), Pannon GSM (area code: 20),
Vodafone (area code: 70)
Emergency
numbers: Ambulance: 104, Fire department:
105, Police: 107
Currency:
Forint (no smaller exchange)
Public
Holidays: 1 January, 15 March, Eastern
Monday, 1 May, Whitsuntide Monday, 20 August, 23
October, 1 November, Christmas days (25-26)
Other
information: info@webtravel.hu
Geographical
regions
Half of Hungary
area is plain. In the Eastern part is the Great
Hungarian Plain and the small Plain is situated
in the North-Eastern of the country. The two most
important rivers of ours are the Danube (Hungarian
reach is 417 km) and the Tisza (598 km), both slicing
the country in North- South direction.
Important lakes:
Balaton (Lake of Balaton), Lake of Velence.
A central range
of mountains chain passing through the country.
The
Transdanubian Central Mountain: 400-700 m high,
West to the Danube. Its parts: Keszthely-Mountain,
Bakony, Vértes, Gerecse, Pilis and Visegrád
Mountain.
North Central
Mountain: situated East of the Danube, 500 -1000
m high. Its parts: Börzsöny, Cserhát, Mátra,
Bükk, Cserehát and the Zemplén Mountain. Here
culminate the highest peak of the country, the
Kékes summit (1014 m) in the Mátra mountain.
The Hungarian
"puszta" popular tourist attraction,
where characteristic animals and ethnographical
traditions can be seen at the Hortobágyi
National Park (HORTOBÁGY) , in the Kiskunsági
National Park (BUGAC, APAJPUSZTA, LAJOSMIZSE )
and the Kincsem Park (in Tápiószecső), at
horse shows.
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