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🗺️ Budapest, Hungary
Capital city
📍 47.4979°, 19.0402°View larger map →
📍 Essential Info
CapitalBudapest
TimezoneUTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Population9.9M
Governmentparliamentary republic
🔌 Practical Info
Driving SideRight
Electrical PlugsType C, F (230V)
Internet Code.hu
Internet Users92%
GDP per Capita$40,700
🌍 Geography
LocationCentral Europe, northwest of Romania
Size Comparisonslightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana
Climatetemperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Terrainmostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
👥 People & Culture
Ethnic GroupsHungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.)
ReligionsCatholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1....
Median Age45.1 years
Life Expectancy76 years
National HolidaySaint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083)
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Cultural Information
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Data sourced from the CIA World Factbook