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Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság
listen , literally Magyar (Hungarian) Republic), is a landlocked country in
the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia,
Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest.
Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU and a Schengen state. The official
language is Hungarian (also known as Magyar), which forms part of the
Finno-Ugric family. It is one of the four official languages of the European
Union that is not of Indo-European origin.
Following a Celtic (after c. 450 BC) and a Roman (9 BC - c. 4th century)
period, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late Ninth Century by the
Magyar chieftain Árpád, whose great grandson István ascended to the throne
with a crown sent from Rome in 1000. The Kingdom of Hungary existed with
minor interruptions for more than 900 years, and at various points was
regarded as one of the cultural centers of the Western world. It was
succeeded by a Communist era (1947-1989) during which Hungary gained
widespread international attention regarding the Revolution of 1956 and the
seminal move of opening its border with Austria in 1989, thus accelerating
the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. The present form of government is
Parliamentary Republic (1989-). Hungary's current goal is to become a
developed country by IMF standards, having become already developed by most
traditional measures, including GDP and HDI (world ranking 36th and
rising). The country's first ever term of EU presidency is due in 2011.
Hungary is one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the
world, with a capital regarded as one of the most beautiful in the
world. Despite its relatively small size, the country is home to
numerous World Heritage Sites, UNESCO Biosphere reserves, the second largest
thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe
(Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy).
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