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Hungary

المجر

EuropeCentral Europe

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Key facts

Official name
Hungary
Name in Arabic
المجر
Capital
Budapest
Region
Europe
Subregion
Central Europe
Official languages
Hungarian
Currency
Hungarian Forint · Ft · HUF
Area
93,028 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About Hungary

Hungary is a country in Central Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Hungary. In Arabic, the name is written المجر, and the capital بودابست. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Hungary is Budapest. Budapest lies at about 48° north and 19° east. The official language of Hungary is Hungarian. Its currency is the Hungarian Forint, with the symbol ⁨Ft⁩ and the international code HUF.

Hungary covers about 93,028 square kilometres, which puts it 108th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 7 neighbours: Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Ukraine. Other countries in Central Europe include Poland and Czechia. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flags of Italy and Bulgaria, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Hungary with the other countries of the same region.

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