hungary. location: carpathian basin in the middle of eastern europe area: 93.000 kmq landlocked...
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HUNGARY
LOCATION:
Carpathian Basin
In the middle of Eastern Europe
AREA:
93.000 Kmq
Landlocked country
BORDERS
North: SlovakiaEast:RomaniaSouth:Serbia, Croatia, SloveniaWest:Austria
It is divided in19 regions calledCOUNTIES.
CAPITAL:Budapest, independent from the County Government.
CLIMATE MEDITERRANEAN
CONTINENTAL
ATLANTIC
LANDGREAT and LITTLE PLAIN
MOUNTAINS:
• Kekes
• Galyateto
• Istallosko
• Bakony(Selva Baconia)
HILLS
RIVES and LAKES
RIVERS:
• DANUBIE
• TISZA
• Drava
• Koros
• Maros
LAKES:
• BALATON
• TISZAL
NATURAL HERITAGE
• 3000 vegetal species
• More than 43000 animal species
• 11 NATIONAL PARKS
• Woods with oaks, pines and acacias
THE FLAG:
• Red = force• White =
courage• Green =
hope
In the centre is located the ancient emblem of the King, St. Stephan.
GOVERMENT SYSTEM:
Actually Hungary is a People’s Republic, with a Parliamentary system.
HUNGARIAN FLAG
HISTORY
• Originally Hungary was inhabited by GERMAN and SLAVIK people.
• During the 10. CENTURY a. C. it was invaded by Asiatic nomads, the MAGIARI that created the Hungarian Reign.
• At the beginning of the 16th CENTURY, Hungary was conquered by the OTTOMANS.
• From 1668 to 1918 Hungary was under Austrian domination.
• In 1918 it became independent.
• After WWII, the Communist Party took control of the country and the Soviet Union suppressed the opposition. The Communist government ended only in 1989.
ST. STEPHAN 1. OF HUNGARY
ST. STEPHAN 1. WAS THE FIRST KING OF HUNGARY .
HE FOUNDED THE HUNGARIAN STATE AND CHURCH.
For this reason he became a great Saint of the Catholic Church.
POPULATION, CULTURAL IDENTITY and ETHNICITIES
POPULATION:
10 MILLIONS of people with a lot of ethnicities:German, Slovak, Croat, Romans, Slovenian, Ukrainian …
LANGUAGE:
HUNGARIAN,but people learn a foreign language as English or German.
RELIGION:
CHRISTIAN COUNTRY, with Catholics, Protestants (Calvinists and Lutherans), Orthodox Christians, Jews and atheists.
ECONOMY
Good National Market and exchange
with foreign countries.
AGRICOLTURE:Wheat, sunflowers,
corn, potatoes, wine, RED CHILI PEPPERS.
BREEDING:Bovines and pigs, with a great production of meat, milk, butter, cheese and eggs.
INDUSTRY: metallurgy, food processing, manufacture of construction materials, textiles, chemicals and motor vehicles.TOURISM is also important.
ECONOMY
MINING RESOURCES:
bauxite (to have aluminum), uranium, lignite and hard coal.
Electric power is obtained through thermoelectric power centrals and through nuclear centrals.
CULTURE and ART
Wonderful ARTISTIC and
CULTURAL HERITAGE:
Rich and prized HANDCRAFT
ARCHITECTURE and MONUMENTS
MUSIC – F. Liszt
SPORTIn Hungary there
are a lot of SPORTS:
FOOTBALL
ATHLETICS
GYMNASTIC
HORSE RIDING
SWIMMING
WINDSURF
SAILING
BIRDWATCHING
There is a great number of
WELLNESS and SPORT CENTRES
and OUTDOOR SPA
FOOD
Hungarian cook is characterized by an INTENSE TASTE because people use a lot of SPICES, as PEPPER and PAPRIKA.
… a typical Hungarian dinner! MENU
Little flour gnocchi
Calf stew with peppers
Porchetta without head
Potatoes with paprika
Hungarian salami
Hungarian biscuits