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Hungary
parliamentary republic
Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I.
Profile
CapitalBudapest
Population9.9M
GDP$389.2B
Area93,028 km²
LanguageHungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)
Currencyforints (HUF) per US dollar -
Leadership
Head of State
Tamás Sulyok
Since 2024
Head of Government
Viktor Orbán
Since 2010
At a Glance
Population
9.9M
GDP (PPP)
$389B
