1. Hungary
Created by Evan Hosmer

2. Hungarian facts Location- East central Europe 93030 sq km
10,300,000 population
Capital- Budapest
Language- Hungarian
Religion- Roman Catholic
Currency- Hungarian Forint
Hungarian population map

3. Hungarian Government Parliamentary democracy President- Madl, Ferenc
Prime minister- Medgyessy, Peter
Capital- Budapest
President elected every 5 years
Prime minister selects the cabinet masters
15 member constitutional court
Ferenc, Madl

4. Areas of Interest Rudas baths- a spa in Budapest
Danube bend- the Danube flows through a significant curve through Budapest. Beautiful site to visit in Hungary
Budapest- The capital known as the queen of the Danube. Many different architectural styles from many cultures. Contains ruins and castles. Great food and entertainment
Szeged- once a royal town great place to visit in southern Budapest
The Danube bend

5. Hungarian culture Hungarians are reserved, formal people
The overall mood in Hungary is patriotic sorrow
If you are invited to a Hungarians home bring flowers its custom, or a nice bottle of wine
Money is a touchy conversation topic
Hungarians put surnames in front of given names in all usages
Hungarians celebrate namedays
Some holidays include new years, valentines day, ball season, carnival season, women's day, and Easter.
Traditional Hungarian clothing

6. Geographic features Area- 93030 square km Border length- 2242 sq km
Highest peak- 1014m
Longest rivers are Danube- 417 km and Tisza 598 km
TERRAIN- temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Natural resources:
bauxite, coal, natural gas, arable land, fertile soils
Hungary political map

7. History The huns, szekleys, and avars settled hungary
Hungary Latin until 1844
1921 elections were held for emperor
Hungary developed a steady economy during the 2 wars
Recovered their territories between the wars
WWII brought heavy losses to Hungary they were captured by soviet troops and many died
Hitler occupied Hungary to help include Hungary in the war
Many Jews found in Hungary were sent to concentration camps
In 1945 the soviets drew Germany out of Hungary
Hungarian soldiers

8. The Hungarian flag First used in 1848-1849
Red-symbolizes strength white-symbolizes faithfulness green-symbolizes hope
The tricolor was first used in 1841
Flag must be used on official building in Hungary
The other flag is the tricolors and the coat of arms on it
The other flag is used on government buildings
The coat of arms flag is less used
Coat of arms used In very formal occasions
The coat of arms is found usually in the white section of the flag
Coat of arms
flag

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