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Hungary

Hungary. Created by Evan Hosmer. 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. Hungarian Government. Parliamentary democracy

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Hungary

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  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

  9. Citations • BB.CO.UK. 2007. BBC. 5/8/08. http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/image_galleries/eurovision_flags_gallery.shtml?10 • Worldbank. 1998. Lajos Pupork. 5/8/08. http://www.worldbank.org/eca/roma/data/romang.htm • Multied. 2007. Historycentral. 5/8/08. http://www.multied.com/nationbynation/Hungary/Gov.html • Aceeco. 1991. European election officials. 5/8/08. http://www.aceeeo.org/headsof/index.html • Thereareplaces. 2008. Thereareplaces. 5/8/08. http://www.thereareplaces.com/Guidebook/pdest/hupts.htm • Dynamictours. 2008. Dynamictours. 5/8/08. http://www.dynamictours.hu/francais/individuels.html • Budapesthotels. 1996. Budapesthotels. 5/8/08. http://www.budapesthotels.com/touristguide/Culture.asp • Livingstonparish. 2007. Hungarian settlement cultural association. 5/8/08. http://www.livingstonparish.com/hungarian_settlement.htm • Infoplease. 2007. Infoplease. 5/8/08. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107620.html • Student.Britanica. 2008. Britannica. 5/8/08. http://www.student.britannica.com/eb/art-65032 • Impulzus.sum.bme.hu. 1998. Zoltan Halasz. 5/8/08. http://impulzus.sch.bme.hu/info/hunhist.html#communism • Commons.wikimedia. 2008. wikimedia. 5/8/08. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Hungarian_soldies_in_Denmark_2._World_War.JPG • Flagspot. 2007. FOTW. 5/8/08. http://flagspot.net/flags/hu.html • Answers. 2007. answers. 5/8/08. http://www.answers.com/topic/hungary?cat=travel

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