Hungary and the Netherlands have maintained diplomatic relations since 1921. The Netherlands is one of Hungary's largest foreign investors and trading partners. They trade agricultural goods, machinery, chemicals, and other products. While their relationship is mostly positive, the Netherlands has some concerns about Hungary's shifting foreign policy towards Eastern countries. Overall, Hungary and the Netherlands have a long economic and diplomatic relationship.

1. Hungary and Netherland relations
Mirhasan
Majidli
Petra Szanyi
Sakhavat

2. The Country

3. Foreign Affairs
Hungary is member of
• European Union
• NATO
• OECD (Organisation for Economic and Co-Operation
Development)
• Visegrad Group
• Schengen Area
Official Language is Hungarian.
Hungary is historically Christian country.
Hungary is a Democratic Parliamentary Republic
(since 1989) and considered to be a developing
country.

4. TourisT DesTinaTion
Hungary is a popular tourist destination.
Some of the most attractive:
 the largest thermal water cave system
 second largest thermal lake in the world - Lake
Heviz
 the largest lake in Central Europe – Lake Balaton
The largest natural grassland in Europe – The
Hortobagy National Park
 Caves of Aggtelek and Slovak Krast (712 caves)
....And many more.
Main Tourist destination is the capital, Budapest

5. Budapest
 Capital and the largest city of Hungary
 One of the largest cities in the European Union
 Separated by the river of Danube to Buda on the
west bank, and Pest on the East bank
 Also named as the “Queen of the Danube”

6. MusT see in BuDapesT
 Parliament - the biggest building in Hungary containing
the Hungarian Crown Jewels
 Saint Stephen`s Basilica - Holy Right Hand of the
founder of Hungary, King Saint Stephen
 Aquincum – Roman remains
 Castle Hill and Castle District with the former Royal
Palace
 Matthias Chruch
 Fisherman`s Bastion
Heroes Square
 Szechenyi Baths - one of the largest bathing complex in
all Europe with medical baths indoor and outdoor

7. Hungaricums
Noteworthy values which characterise Hungarians
 Paprika
 Palinka - alcoholic drink made only from fruit
 Unicum – special, bitter alcoholic liquer made of herbs
and spices
 Tokaji Aszu and Bull`s Blood of Eger
 Goose liver (world`s 2nd
largest producer and largest
exporter)
 Porcelain of Herend – luxury hand-painted and gilded
 Puli (sheep dog) and Hungarian Vizsla (pointer)
 Goulash

8. Hungarian Inventions
 Noiseless match by Janos Irinyi
 Electric motor by Anyos Jedlik
 Carburetor for stationary engine by Donat Banki
 Modern transformer by Otto Blathy, Miksa Dery
 Telephone exchange by Tivadar Puskas
 Vitamin C by Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
 Thermo graphic camera and Plasma Television by
Kalman Tihanyi
 Nuclear chain reaction by Leo Szilard
 Ballpoint pen by Laszlo Biro
 Hydrogen bomb by Edward Teller
 Rubik`s Cube by Erno Rubik

9. WELCOME TO
NETHERLANDS

10. CAPITAL Amsterdam
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Dutch , Frisian
GOVERNMENT
Unitary parliamentary democracy under
constitutional monarchy
MONARCH Willem-Alexander
PRIME MINISTER Mark Rutte
LEGISLATURE States general
UPPER HOUSE Senate
LOWER HOUSE House of representative
NATIONAL DAY 27th April , King's day
TOTAL AREA 41,543 km2
TOTAL POPULATION 2014 16,856,620
GDP 2014 est.
$752 billion
CURRENCY EURO (EUR)

11. THE NETHERLANDS
 One of the most densely populated in the world.
 Average of 188 people per square mile.
 The Netherlands' 3 largest cities are
AMSTERDAM , ROTTERDAM , THE HAGUE.
 The landscape is mainly flat and strewn with
rivers, lakes and canals.

13. ETHNIC DIVISION
 Dutch 80.7%
 EU 5%
 Indonesian 2.4%
 Turkish 2.2%,
 Surinamese 2%
 Moroccan 2%

14. ECONOMY OF
NETHERLANDS

15.  Most developed country in the world
 One of the world’s top 5 biggest exporters.
 18th largest economy in 2012.
 World's second largest exporter of agricultural products
 Industries - electronic, chemical industry , automobile
industries ( trucks cars part) shipping , agriculture ,
horticultural.
 Dutch major companies are - PHILIPS , HEINEKEN ,
UNILEVER, SHELL ,
 Netherlands unemployment rate was 6.8% in 2013.

16.  Mineral fuels including oil.
 Machinery.
 Electronic equipment.
 Organic chemicals.
 Plastics.
 Optical, technical and medical apparatus.
 Pharmaceutical products.
 Vehicles excluding trains and streetcars.
 Iron and steel.
 Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots and cut flower.

17.  Fuel
 Machinery
 Food
 Live animals
 Pharmaceuticals
 Electronics

18.  Meat
 Dairy products
 Eggs
 Horticultural products
 Fruit
 Vegetables.
 Cheese
 Potatoes

19.  Diplomatic relations since 1921, when
embassies were opened in both countries.
 Hungary’s foreign policy, which has shifted
eastwards, is also cause for concern.
 The Netherlands also has ties with Hungary
through the Benelux-Visegrad meetings

20.  In 2014 the Netherlands was the third-largest
foreign investor in Hungary.
 Vegetables and agricultural products,
machinery, chemicals, petroleum products and
iron and steel.
 The Netherlands mainly imports machinery,
vehicles, measuring instruments, chemicals
products (e.g. pharmaceuticals), raw materials
(e.g. oil seeds), rubber products (e.g. tyres),
iron, steel and other metals