Hungary

Introduction

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Hungary, Hung. Magyarország, republic (2015 est. pop. 9,784,000), 35,919 sq mi (93,030 sq km), central Europe. Hungary borders on Slovakia in the north, on Ukraine in the northeast, on Romania in the east, on Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia in the south, and on Austria in the west. The Danube River forms the Slovak-Hungarian border from a point near Bratislava to another near Esztergom, then turns sharply south and bisects the country. Budapest is Hungary's capital and its largest city.

Sections in this article:

Introduction
A Democratic Hungary
Communist Rule
Independence
Hungary and Austria
Foreign Domination
Growth of a State
Government
Economy
Land and People
Bibliography

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