Hungary
Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Its capital is Budapest. About 9.5 million people live there (2025). It covers 93,011 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Budapest
- People (2025)
- 9.5 million
- Area
- 93,011 km²
- Currency
- forint
Hungary at a glance
- In its own language
- Magyarország
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Budapest
- Population
- 9,489,000 (2025)
- Area
- 93,011 km² (35,912 mi²)
- People are called
- Hungarian
- Official languages
- Hungarian
- Currency
- forint
- GDP (nominal)
- US$182 billion (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 77 years (2024)
- Human Development Index
- 0.846 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 30 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 4.2% (2020)
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Head of state
- (since 2026)
- Head of government
- Péter Magyar (since 2026)
- Country codes
- HU, HUN
- Calling code
- +36
- Internet domain
- .hu
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00
- Coordinates
- 47°, 19°
Hungary and its neighbours
Hungary borders Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Hungary
- Neighbours
Divisions of Hungary
- Bács-Kiskun County
- Baranya County
- Békés County
- Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County
- Budapest
- Csongrád-Csanád County
- Fejér County
- Győr-Moson-Sopron County
- Hajdú-Bihar County
- Heves County
- Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County
- Komárom-Esztergom County
- Nógrád County
- Pest County
- Somogy County
- Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
- Tolna County
- Vas County
- Veszprém County
- Zala County
Member of
- European Union
- United Nations
- NATO
- Council of Europe
- World Trade Organization
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Australia Group
- Eurocontrol
- Treaty on Open Skies
and 23 more organisations.
How far are you from Hungary?
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Questions
What is the capital of Hungary?
The capital of Hungary is Budapest.
What is the population of Hungary?
Hungary has about 9,489,000 people, as recorded in 2025.
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93,011 square kilometres (35,912 square miles).
What currency does Hungary use?
The forint.
What language is spoken in Hungary?
The official language of Hungary is Hungarian.
Which countries border Hungary?
Hungary shares a border with Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.