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Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország) is a landlocked country in southeastern Central Europe, [1] bordering the Balkans. [2] Situated in the Pannonian Basin , it has a land area of 93,030 square km, measuring about 250 km from north to south and 524 km from east to west.
The location of Hungary An enlargeable map of the Republic of Hungary. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Hungary: Hungary – landlocked sovereign country located in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordering Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. [1] Its capital is ...
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Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent , Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [ 2 ] Transcontinental countries are ranked according to the size of their European part only, excluding Greece due to the not clearly defined boundaries of its islands between ...
Like most European countries, Hungary is experiencing sub-replacement fertility; its estimated total fertility rate of 1.43 children per woman is well below the replacement rate of 2.1. [7] Consequently, its population has been gradually declining and rapidly aging; the average age is 42.7 years, among the highest in the world. [7]
The First World War, and especially the Second World War, diminished the eminence of Western Europe in world affairs. After the Second World War the map of Europe was redrawn at the Yalta Conference and divided into two blocs, the Western countries and the communist Eastern bloc, separated by what was later called by Winston Churchill an " Iron ...
Western Europe and parts of Central Europe generally fall into the temperate maritime climate (Cfb), the southern part is mostly a Mediterranean climate (mostly Csa, smaller area with Csb), the north-central part and east into central Russia is mostly a humid continental climate (Dfb) and the northern part of the continent is a subarctic ...
Northern Hungary includes the counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Heves and Nógrád. Northern Great Plain includes the counties Hajdú-Bihar, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. Southern Great Plain includes the counties Bács-Kiskun, Békés and Csongrád-Csanád. Central Hungary includes the county of Pest.