EUROPE

Hungary

A landlocked Central European country with a language unlike almost any of its neighbours, Hungary sits on so many hot springs that Budapest is dotted with grand thermal baths and calls itself a city of spas.

WHAT THE FLAG MEANS ◢

Three equal horizontal bands of red, white and green. The Fundamental Law assigns the meanings in the same sentence that describes the flag: the bands run red, white and green from top to bottom as the symbols of strength, fidelity and hope respectively.

Hungary FACTS ◢

Capital	Budapest
Continent	Europe
Population	9,514,251 (2025)
Area	93,011 km²
Population density	102/km²
Currency	Forint (HUF)
Official language	Hungarian
Calling code	+36
Internet TLD	.hu
Time zone	UTC+01:00
Drives on the	Right
ISO codes	HU / HUN

DID YOU KNOW? ◢

Hungarian is unrelated to the languages of its neighbours, belonging instead to the Uralic family alongside Finnish and Estonian.
Budapest sits on a network of thermal springs and is famous for its historic public bathhouses.
Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe.
The ballpoint pen was invented by Hungarian journalist Laszlo Biro, which is why many call it a 'biro'.
The Rubik's Cube was created by Hungarian architect Erno Rubik in 1974.