Europe

Hungary: flag, map, capital and facts

Everything about Hungary: its flag, its map and its facts.

Capital: Budapest
Population: 9.5 million
Area: 93,028 km²
Currency: Hungarian Forint (Ft)

#97 by population · #108 by area · #54 economy in the world · #87 by population density

Population and society

Population of hu, 1960–2025. From 10 million in 1960 to 9.5 million in 2025. Its peak: 10.7 million in 1981.

Population density: 105 per km² (rank 87 of 194)
Urban population: 70.7% (2025)
Under 15: 14.4% (2025)
Over 65: 21.2% (2025)
Children per woman: 1.41 (2024)
Internet users: 93.8% (2024)

Economy and nature

GDP: $246.5B (rank 54 of 194)
Unemployment: 4.5% (2025)
Inflation: 4.4% (2025)
Forests: 22.8% (of its land · 2024)
CO₂ per person: 4.5 t (a year · 2024)
Lowest point: 75.8 m (Gyálarét)

Figures: World Bank, latest year with data. Lowest point: reviewed by hand.

Symbols

Anthem: Himnusz (Hymnus, a’ Magyar nép zivataros századaiból)
Official name: Magyarország

Coat of arms and anthem: Wikimedia Commons.

Practical facts

Official language: Hungarian
Calling code: +36
Internet domain: .hu
Driving side: On the right
Time zone: UTC+1, with summer time
Demonym: Hungarian

Geography

Continent: Europe
Neighbouring countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Highest point: Kékes (1,014 m)
Largest city: Budapest, the capital
Access to the sea: No (landlocked)

History and politics

Form of government: Parliamentary republic

Economy and life

GDP per person: $25,907 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.7 years (2024)
Human Development Index: 0.87 (rank 46 of 193)

Counties in figures

Name	Capital	Area (km²)
Bács-Kiskun	Kecskemét	8,445
Baranya	Pécs	4,430
Békés	Békéscsaba	5,630
Békéscsaba	—	194
Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén	Miskolc	7,250
Budapest	—	525
Csongrád	Szeged	4,262
Debrecen	—	462
Dunaújváros	—	53
Eger	—	92
Érd	—	61
Fejér	Székesfehérvár	4,358
Győr	—	175
Győr-Moson-Sopron	Győr	4,208
Hajdú-Bihar	Debrecen	6,211
Heves	Eger	3,637
Hódmezővásárhely	—	488
Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok	Szolnok	5,582
Kaposvár	—	114
Kecskemét	—	323
Komárom-Esztergom	Tatabánya	2,265
Miskolc	—	237
Nagykanizsa	—	148
Nógrád	Salgótarján	2,545
Nyíregyháza	—	275
Pécs	—	163
Pest	Budapest	6,393
Salgótarján	—	93
Somogy	Kaposvár	6,065
Sopron	—	169
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg	Nyíregyháza	5,936
Szeged	—	281
Székesfehérvár	—	171
Szekszárd	—	96
Szolnok	—	187
Szombathely	—	98
Tatabánya	—	91
Tolna	Szekszárd	3,703
Vas	Szombathely	3,336
Veszprém	—	4,464
Veszprém	—	127
Zala	Zalaegerszeg	3,784
Zalaegerszeg	—	102

Source: Wikidata.

Flags: Wikimedia Commons. Authors, where the licence asks for it: Bács-Kiskun (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Baranya (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Csongrád (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Fejér (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Győr-Moson-Sopron (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Hajdú-Bihar (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Heves (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Komárom-Esztergom (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Nógrád (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Pest (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Somogy (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Szolnok (CC BY-SA 4.0, Kaboldy), Tolna (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Vas (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Veszprém (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86), Zala (CC BY-SA 3.0, Babylonien86).