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Hungary

• Republic of Hungary
• National name: Magyar Köztársaság
• President: Laszlo Solyom (2005)
• Primer Minister:  Ferenc Gyurcsany (2004)
• Area: 35,919 sq. mi. (93,030 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 9,981,334
• Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Budapest, 2,597,000 (metro area)
• Other large cities: Debrecen, 210,500; Miskolc, 182,600; Szeged, 173,200; Pécs, 163,900
• Monetary unit: Forint
• Languages: Magyar (Hungarian), 98.2%; Other, 1.8%
• Ethnicity/race: Hungarian 89.9%, Gypsy 4%, German 2.6%, Serb 2%, Slovak 0.8%, Romanian 0.7%
• Religions: Roman Catholic, 67.5%; Protestant, 25%; atheist and others, 7.5%     Source:  Infoplease

Budapest at night

City Hall, Keckskermet

Fertod Esterhazy Castle

Hungarian Folk Dress

Parliament Building, Budapest

Renaissance Fair at Visegrad

Sword of the Magyar

The Bastion of the Fishermen, Budapest

Szekesfehervar

12th century Romanesque church, Tar

Bank of the Danube

Szentendre Church

Holloko

Byzantine art

Roadside shop

Fertoszeplak

Beautiful Hungarian garden

Tihany

The streets of Buda Castle Hill

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Budapest at night

 

Hungary's national anthem

 

	For more information on Hungary click on the links below: Fine Arts in Hungary Esterhazy Palace Hungarian Home Page Hungary For Visitors Hungary With Pictures and Sounds Infoplease Parks, Reserves and Other Protected Areas The Jews of Hungary Virtual Budapest Virtual Budapest 2 Wikipedia World Desk Reference World Heritage Sites
Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom		Hungary's national coat of arms