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{{Infobox country|name=Hungary|leader_title1=President|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|population_estimate_year=2024|currency=Forint|currency_code=HUF|calling_code=+36|iso3166code=HU|cctld=.hu|population_estimate=9,584,627|legislature=[[Országgyűlés]]|area_km2=93,030|leader_name2=[[ | {{Infobox country|name=Hungary|leader_title1=President|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|population_estimate_year=2024|currency=Forint|currency_code=HUF|calling_code=+36|iso3166code=HU|cctld=.hu|population_estimate=9,584,627|legislature=[[Országgyűlés]]|area_km2=93,030|leader_name2=[[Péter Magyar]]|leader_title3=Speaker|leader_name3=[[Kövér László]]|leader_name1=[[Sulyok Tamás]]|leader_title2=Prime Minister|government_type=Unitary parliamentary republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]|native_name=Magyarország|official_languages=Hungarian|largest_city=[[Budapest]]|capital=[[Budapest]]|anthem=Himnusz|map_width=290|image_map=Hungary map.png|image_coat=Hungarian COA.png|image_flag=Hungarian flag.png|coa_size=50}} | ||
'''Hungary''' is a landlocked country in central [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Austria|Austria]] to the west, [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]] and [[Republic of Croatia|Croatia]] to the southwest, [[Republic of Serbia|Serbia]] to the south, [[Romania]] and [[Ukraine]] to the east, and [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]] to the north. Modern Hungary is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] country with membership of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and the [[European Union]]. From 1949 to 1989, it was a [[Hungarian People's Republic|socialist people's republic]]. In 2010, 72% of Hungarians said life was better under [[socialism]], and only 8% said it was better now.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|newspaper=Pew Research Center|title=People Worse off than Under Communism?|date=2010-04-21|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035654/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-date=2020-11-12|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> | '''Hungary''' is a landlocked country in central [[Europe]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Austria|Austria]] to the west, [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]] and [[Republic of Croatia|Croatia]] to the southwest, [[Republic of Serbia|Serbia]] to the south, [[Romania]] and [[Ukraine]] to the east, and [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]] to the north. Modern Hungary is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] country with membership of [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] and the [[European Union]]. From 1949 to 1989, it was a [[Hungarian People's Republic|socialist people's republic]]. In 2010, 72% of Hungarians said life was better under [[socialism]], and only 8% said it was better now.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation|newspaper=Pew Research Center|title=People Worse off than Under Communism?|date=2010-04-21|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035654/https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2009/11/02/end-of-communism-cheered-but-now-with-more-reservations/communism220px/|archive-date=2020-11-12|retrieved=2022-09-24}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 22:49, 20 July 2026
| Hungary Magyarország | |
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Anthem: Himnusz | |
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| Capital and largest city | Budapest |
| Official languages | Hungarian |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic under a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie |
• President | Sulyok Tamás |
• Prime Minister | Péter Magyar |
• Speaker | Kövér László |
| Legislature | Országgyűlés |
| Area | |
• Total | 93,030 km² |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 9,584,627 |
| Currency | Forint (HUF) |
| Calling code | +36 |
| ISO 3166 code | HU |
| Internet TLD | .hu |
Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe. It is bordered by Austria to the west, Slovenia and Croatia to the southwest, Serbia to the south, Romania and Ukraine to the east, and Slovakia to the north. Modern Hungary is an imperialist country with membership of NATO and the European Union. From 1949 to 1989, it was a socialist people's republic. In 2010, 72% of Hungarians said life was better under socialism, and only 8% said it was better now.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
Dual Monarchy[edit | edit source]
See main article: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)
Fascism[edit | edit source]
See main article: Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
Socialist era[edit | edit source]
See main article: Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)
Post-Cold War[edit | edit source]
From 1988 to 1995, Hungary's poverty rate increased by 300%.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "People Worse off than Under Communism?" (2010-04-21). Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank.