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{{Infobox country|name=Hungary|leader_title1=President|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|population_estimate_year=2021|population_estimate=9,730,000|legislature=[[Országgyűlés]]|area_km2=93,030|leader_name2=[[Viktor Orbán]]|leader_title3=Speaker|leader_name3=[[László Kövér]]|leader_name1=[[Tamás Sulyok]]|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=200|image_map=Hungary map.png|image_coat=Hungarian COA.png|image_flag=Hungarian flag.png|coa_size=50}}
{{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=[[Orbán Viktor]]|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 country in central [[Europe]] bordered by [[Republic of Austria|Austria]], [[Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]], [[Republic of Serbia|Serbia]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]], and [[Slovak Republic|Slovakia]]. 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>


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Hungary
Magyarország
Flag of Hungary
Flag
Coat of arms of Hungary
Coat of arms
Anthem: Himnusz
Location of Hungary
Capital
and largest city
Budapest
Official languagesHungarian
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic under a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie
• President
Sulyok Tamás
• Prime Minister
Orbán Viktor
• Speaker
Kövér László
LegislatureOrszággyűlés
Area
• Total
93,030 km²
Population
• 2024 estimate
9,584,627
CurrencyForint (HUF)
Calling code+36
ISO 3166 codeHU
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

Dual Monarchy

See main article: Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1867–1918)

Fascism

See main article: Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)

Socialist era

See main article: Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989)

Post-Cold War

From 1988 to 1995, Hungary's poverty rate increased by 300%.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "People Worse off than Under Communism?" (2010-04-21). Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  2. ↑ Branko Milanovic (1998). Income, Inequality and Poverty during the Transition from Planned to Market Economy (p. 68). [PDF] Washington, D.C.: World Bank.