Hungary
Geography of Hungary
• Form of government: republic
• Capital: Budapest
• Official language: Hungarian
Hungary's supreme law
Fundamental law:
Hungary's supreme law. Rule of Hungary’s law, the
subject’s fundamental rights and obligations,
determine the state of organization basic rules
governing.
• Location: 47°N, 19°E. In the middle of Europe, in
Carpathian basin.
• Rivers: Danube, Tisza River
• The highest point: Kékestető 1014m
Geography of Hungary
• The country’s area: 93.036 km²
• Density of population: 106.8 person/km²
• Population: 9 939 000.
• Number of counties: 19
Geography of Hungary
Neighbouring countries:
Slovakia
Ukraine
Romania
Serbia
Croatia
Slovenia
Austria
Geography of Hungary
History
• Conquest: in Carpathian basin from 895 to 896.
• Foundation of a state: Pope Sylvester II. crowned
Saint Stephen I. at Christmas evening in 1000. So
came into being the Kingdom of Hungary.
History
During the reign of King Matthias, the Kingdom of
Hungary was one of Europe's serious powers in the
15th century. The culturally
developed in the country.
History
In the first and the second world war, we were standing
on the losing side. So we have lost a large area of the
country.
Economy
Agriculture:
• Nearly 70% of Hungary's area is suitable of the
agricultural production.
• The most important agricultural products:
meat
wheat
wine
Economy
Industry: Hungary is a developed country. There’s a lack
of raw materials, so we rely on imports. Coal, oil,
natural gas, bauxite can be found here. Limestone
mining is going on.
Sights of Hungary
• Approximately 7 million tourists visit Hungary.
• Main tourist destinations:
Budapest
Balaton
Danube Bend
Sights of Hungary
spas wellness hotels
thermal caves aquaparks
Sights of Hungary
Hungary's cultural sights:
monuments
castle museums
national parks
museums
churches
castles
Lénárd Fülöp - Nobel Prize in Physics
Bárány Róbert - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Szent-Györgyi Albert - Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Hevesy György - Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Békésy György - Nobel Prize in Physiology
Wigner Jenő - Nobel Prize in Physics
Gábor Dénes - Nobel Prize in Physics
Harsányi János - Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Oláh György - Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Kertész Imre - Nobel Prize in Literature
Hungarian Nobel Prizes:
Gastronomy / Cuisine
• Our dishes taste special.
• The raw material for cooking and the onions, pepper
and oil.
Gastronomy
Hungarian specialties:
goulash stew potatoes with pepper
lecsó fish soup pork dishes
Gastronomy
dobos cake
rigójancsi
strudel
traditional and Gundel pancake
plum dumpling
somloi noodle
chestnut purée
Gastronomy
Hungary's best wines:
Tokaji aszú
Bull’s blood from Eger
Badacsonyi szürkebarát
Thanks for your
attention!
Sources:
- Tóth Pál - Czeglédi Zsolt (2007): Csodálatos
Magyarország, TK Publisher
- Csörgő Anikó (2003): Csodaország Magyarország,
Csodaország Publisher
Picture sources:
- Internet

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