Hungary β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Hungary covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Hungary
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It has a population of approximately 9.5M. The country covers an area of 93,028 kmΒ². It is located in Central Europe.
Geography
Hungary is a country in Central Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 93,028 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Austria, Croatia, Romania, and Serbia, totalling 7 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Hungary has a population of approximately 9,539,502 people. Population density is around 102.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Hungarian, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Hungarian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Hungary reports a nominal GDP of about $222.7 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 82.0% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Hungarian forint (HUF, symbol Ft). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 306.51 HUF.
Culture & Time
Hungary operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.hu.
Government & Status
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +36. Its FIFA country code is HUN, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is HU.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.