Central Europe
Flag of Hungary
A Central European land of thermal springs and a unique tongue.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #c01830 32%
- #306048 32%
- #f0f0f0 30%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Hungary in numbers
| Official name | Hungary |
|---|---|
| Capital | Budapest |
| Region | Central Europe, Europe |
| Population | 9,749,763 |
| Area | 93,028 km² · 105 people per km² |
| Currency | Hungarian forint (HUF) |
| Languages | Hungarian |
| Country codes | HU · HUN · .hu |
| Coastline | Landlocked |
Things worth knowing
- Budapest sits atop over a hundred thermal springs, earning it the title City of Spas.
- Hungarian belongs to the Uralic family, unrelated to the Slavic and Germanic languages that surround it.
- Lake Balaton is the largest lake in Central Europe and a beloved summer playground for Hungarians.
Did you know
Budapest was formed in 1873 by merging three towns on the Danube — Buda and Óbuda on one bank and Pest on the other — its name fusing Buda and Pest.
Neighbours
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.