Hungary
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Hungary is a country in Central Europe. Its capital city is Budapest. Hungary is slightly bigger than its western neighbour Austria and has about 10 million inhabitants. Other countries that border Hungary are Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Hungary's official language is the Hungarian language. It has been a member of the European Union (EU) since 2004. In Hungarian the country is called Magyarország (Hungary) or Magyar Köztársaság (Hungarian Republic).
Hungarians make up the largest part of the population but there are also several other ethnic communities. The largest of these are Romas and Germans. Hungarian is the most widely used language in Hungary but of course ethnic communities often use their own languages as well. The majority of Hungarians are not religious, Roman Catholic or Calvinist (in Hungarian 'református' - 'Reformed').
Hungary's highest point is Kékestető (1,014 m; in the northeastern part of Hungary). The River Danube, one of Europe's largest rivers divides Hungary into a western and an eastern part. The region west of the Danube is called Transdanubia (Dunántúl). Transdanubia has a hilly landscape and many small villages and towns. The large flat area in the eastern part is the Great Plains (Alföld). Along the Slovakian border there are mountains.
Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake is can be found in Hungary. This small country has several thermal spas too. Lake Hévíz is one of the world's largest thermal lake. Hungary, however is a landlocked country (it has no seacost).
Hungary is famous for gypsy music. Its biggest cities are Budapest, Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, Győr and Szolnok. Szolnok is found at the juncture of the Tisza River and the Zagyva River (stream).
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- You can learn the Hungarian language with *STELLA Hungarian – free online course Hungarian for beginners (requires Macromedia Flash).
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