Hungary

Geography of Hungary• Form of government: republic• Capital: Budapest• Official language: Hungarian

Hungary's supreme lawFundamental law:

Hungary's supreme law. Rule of Hungary’s law, the subject’s fundamental rights and obligations, determine the state of organization basic rules governing.

• Location: 47°N, 19°E. In the middle of Europe, in Carpathian basin.

• Rivers: Danube, Tisza River• The highest point: Kékestető 1014m

Geography of Hungary

• The country’s area: 93.036 km² • Density of population: 106.8 person/km² • Population: 9 939 000. • Number of counties: 19

Geography of Hungary

Neighbouring countries: SlovakiaUkraineRomaniaSerbiaCroatiaSloveniaAustria

Geography of Hungary

History• Conquest: in Carpathian basin from 895 to 896.• Foundation of a state: Pope Sylvester II. crowned

Saint Stephen I. at Christmas evening in 1000. So came into being the Kingdom of Hungary.

HistoryDuring the reign of King Matthias, the Kingdom of Hungary was one of Europe's serious powers in the 15th century. The culturally developed in the country.

HistoryIn the first and the second world war, we were standing

on the losing side. So we have lost a large area of the country.

EconomyAgriculture:• Nearly 70% of Hungary's area is suitable of the

agricultural production.• The most important agricultural products:

meatwheatwine

EconomyIndustry: Hungary is a developed country. There’s a lack

of raw materials, so we rely on imports. Coal, oil, natural gas, bauxite can be found here. Limestone mining is going on.

Sights of Hungary• Approximately 7 million tourists visit Hungary.• Main tourist destinations:

BudapestBalatonDanube Bend

Sights of Hungaryspas wellness hotels

thermal caves aquaparks

Sights of HungaryHungary's cultural sights:

monumentscastle museumsnational parksmuseumschurchescastles

Lénárd Fülöp - Nobel Prize in PhysicsBárány Róbert - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Szent-Györgyi Albert - Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineHevesy György - Nobel Prize in Chemistry Békésy György - Nobel Prize in PhysiologyWigner Jenő - Nobel Prize in Physics

Gábor Dénes - Nobel Prize in PhysicsHarsányi János - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

Oláh György - Nobel Prize in ChemistryKertész Imre - Nobel Prize in Literature

Hungarian Nobel Prizes:

Gastronomy / Cuisine• Our dishes taste special.• The raw material for cooking and the onions, pepper

and oil.

GastronomyHungarian specialties:

goulash stew potatoes with pepper

lecsó fish soup pork dishes

Gastronomy

dobos cakerigójancsistrudeltraditional and Gundel pancakeplum dumplingsomloi noodlechestnut purée

GastronomyHungary's best wines:

Tokaji aszú

Bull’s blood from Eger

Badacsonyi szürkebarát

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Sources: Tóth Pál - Czeglédi Zsolt (2007): Csodálatos

Magyarország, TK Publisher - Csörgő Anikó (2003): Csodaország Magyarország,

Csodaország Publisher Picture sources: Internet