Outline of Hungary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hungary:

Hungary – landlocked sovereign country located in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordering Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU and a Schengen state. The official language is Hungarian (also known as Magyar), which forms part of the Uralic family. It is one of the four official languages of the European Union that is not of Indo-European origin.

Following a Celtic (after c. 450 BC) and a Roman (9 BC - c. 4th century) period, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late Ninth Century by the Magyar chieftain Árpád, whose great-grandson István ascended to the throne with a crown sent from Rome in 1000. The Kingdom of Hungary existed with minor interruptions for more than 900 years, and at various points was regarded as one of the cultural centers of the Western world. It was succeeded by a Communist era (1947–1989) during which Hungary gained widespread international attention regarding the Revolution of 1956 and the seminal move of opening its border with Austria in 1989, thus accelerating the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. The present form of government is a parliamentary republic (since 1989). Hungary's current goal is to become a developed country by International Monetary Fund standards, having become already developed by most traditional measures, including GDP and HDI (world ranking 36th and rising). The country's first ever term of EU presidency is due in 2011.

Hungary was one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the world in the past decade, with a capital regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world. Despite its relatively small size, the country is home to numerous World Heritage Sites, UNESCO Biosphere reserves, the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy National Park).

General reference

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Hungary
• Official English country name: Hungary
• Common endonym: Magyarország
• Official endonym: Magyarország
• Adjectives & demonymic: Hungarian, Magyar
• Etymology: Name of Hungary
• International rankings of Hungary
• ISO country codes: HU, HUN, 348
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:HU
• Internet country code top-level domain: .hu

Geography of Hungary

Geography of Hungary

• Hungary is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Central Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC 01), Central European Summer Time (UTC 02)
  • Extreme points of Hungary
    • High: Kékes 1,014 m (3,327 ft)
    • Low: Tisza (south of Szeged) 76 m (249 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 2,185 km

 Slovakia 676 km

 Romania 443 km

 Austria 366 km

 Croatia 329 km

 Serbia 166 km

 Ukraine 103 km

 Slovenia 102 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Hungary: 10,035,000 (June 30, 2008) - 80th most populous country
• Area of Hungary: 93,030 km²
• Atlas of Hungary

Environment of Hungary

• Climate of Hungary
• Renewable energy in Hungary
• Geology of Hungary
• Protected areas of Hungary
  • Biosphere reserves in Hungary
  • National parks of Hungary
• Wildlife of Hungary
  • Fauna of Hungary
    • Birds of Hungary
    • Mammals of Hungary

Natural geographic features of Hungary

• Glaciers of Hungary
• Islands of Hungary
• Lakes of Hungary
• Mountains of Hungary
  • Volcanoes in Hungary
• Rivers of Hungary
  • Waterfalls of Hungary
• Valleys of Hungary
• World Heritage Sites in Hungary

Regions of Hungary

Ecoregions of Hungary

List of ecoregions in Hungary

Administrative divisions of Hungary

• Counties of Hungary
  • Subregions of Hungary
    • Municipalities of Hungary

Counties of Hungary

Counties of Hungary

Subregions of Hungary

Subregions of Hungary

Municipalities of Hungary

Municipalities of Hungary

• Capital of Hungary: Budapest
• Cities of Hungary

Demography of Hungary

Demographics of Hungary

Government and politics of Hungary

Politics of Hungary

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Hungary: Budapest
• Elections in Hungary

• Political parties in Hungary

Branches of the government of Hungary

Government of Hungary

Executive branch of the government of Hungary

• Head of state: President of Hungary, Tamás Sulyok
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán
• Cabinet of Hungary

Legislative branch of the government of Hungary

• National Assembly of Hungary (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Hungary

Court system of Hungary

• Supreme Court of Hungary
• Constitutional Court of Hungary

Foreign relations of Hungary

Foreign relations of Hungary

• Diplomatic missions of Hungary

International organization membership

International organization membership of Hungary The Republic of Hungary is a member of:

Law and order in Hungary

Law of Hungary

• Capital punishment in Hungary
• Constitution of Hungary
• Crime in Hungary
  • Prostitution in Hungary
• Human rights in Hungary
  • Women's rights in Hungary
  • LGBT rights in Hungary
    • Recognition of same-sex unions in Hungary
  • Freedom of religion in Hungary
• Law enforcement in Hungary
• 2006 protests in Hungary

Military of Hungary

Military of Hungary

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: President of Hungary
    • Ministry of Defence of Hungary
      • Minister of Defence of Hungary
• Forces
  • Army of Hungary
  • Navy of Hungary: None (the country is landlocked)
  • Air Force of Hungary
• Military history of Hungary
• Military ranks of Hungary

Local government in Hungary

History of Hungary

History of Hungary

• Timeline of the history of Hungary
• Current events of Hungary
• Military history of Hungary

Culture of Hungary

Culture of Hungary

• Architecture of Hungary
• Cuisine of Hungary
• Festivals in Hungary
• Languages of Hungary
• Media in Hungary
• Museums in Hungary
• National symbols of Hungary
  • Coat of arms of Hungary
  • Flag of Hungary
  • National anthem of Hungary
• People of Hungary
• Prostitution in Hungary
• Public holidays in Hungary
• Records of Hungary
• Religion in Hungary
  • Christianity in Hungary
  • Hinduism in Hungary
  • Islam in Hungary
  • History of the Jews in Hungary
  • Sikhism in Hungary
• World Heritage Sites in Hungary

Art in Hungary

• Art in Hungary
• Architecture of Hungary
• Cinema of Hungary
• Literature of Hungary
• Music of Hungary
• Television in Hungary
• Theatre in Hungary

Sports in Hungary

Sports in Hungary

• Football in Hungary
• Hungary at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Hungary

Economy of Hungary

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 49th (forty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Hungary
• Banking in Hungary
  • National Bank of Hungary
• Communications in Hungary
  • Internet in Hungary
• Companies of Hungary
• Currency of Hungary: Forint
  • ISO 4217: HUF
• Energy in Hungary
  • Energy policy of Hungary
  • Oil industry in Hungary
• Health care in Hungary
• Mining in Hungary
• Hungary Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Hungary
• Transport in Hungary
  • Airports in Hungary
  • Rail transport in Hungary
  • Roads in Hungary

Education in Hungary

Education in Hungary

• List of schools in Hungary

See also

Hungary

• Index of Hungary-related articles
• List of Hungary-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Hungary

• Official site of the National Assembly
• hungary.hu
• History of Hungary: Primary Documents
• History of Hungary – The Corvinus Library
• The Jewish Community of Budapest, Hungary – The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot
• Translation of Hungarian literary works - a database
• Agricultural land use profile Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine