Budapest Hungary
Hungary is an independent nation since the 31th October 1918 and a member of the European Union since 2004.
Hungary adjoins Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
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The typical Hungarian countryside between between Hatvan and Salgotarjan.
The Hungarians call themselfes "Magyar". This expression comes out of
the Finno-Ugric language and means something like "he is a human". The
first sources about the name "Magyar" date back to the 9th century.
The name Hungary (in German language: Ungarn) came from the Slavic into
the Eurpopean language. It had the meaning of the characterization of
tribes called onogur (on = "ten" + ogur = "tribe") between the 5th and
the 6th century. The ancestors of the Hungarians lived close to the
Empire of the Onogurs whose leading tribe was called "Onogurs".
Hungarians biggest cities are:
01. Budapest 1.690.000 inhabitants
02. Debrecen 225.000 inhabitants
03. Miskolc 180.000 inhabitants
04. Szeged 165.000 inhabitants
05. Pecs 160.000 inhabitants
17% of Hungarians inhabitants live in cities. The total population of
Hungary is about less than 10 mio. Like all the other Western industry
nations, also Hungary suffers under a decline in the birthrate and
obsolescence of the society.
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Balaton Highlands. Balaton is the biggest lake in Hungary.
The population of Hungary consits of 89% of Hungarians, 5% Gipsies,
2,6% Germans, 2% Romanians, 1% Serbs and Slovaks, and under one percent
Russians.
