Hungary
Hungary · Central Europe
Hungary is a country in Central Europe, with Budapest as its capital, home to about 9,514,251 people. Hungary shares land borders with 7 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Budapest |
|---|---|
| Region | Central Europe |
| Currency | Hungarian forint (HUF Ft) |
| Calling code | +36 |
| ISO codes | HU / HUN / 348 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇭🇺 |
| Population | 9,514,251 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 93,028 km² |
| Languages | Hungarian |
| Internet domain | .hu |
| Demonym | Hungarian |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Hungary mean?
Hungary's red, white and green come from the country's historical coat of arms, which has carried the same colours since the mid-15th century, and the tricolour form was adopted during the 1848 revolution in imitation of the French flag. Two folk readings of the colours circulated in the 19th century: red for strength, white for faithfulness and green for hope, or alternatively red for the blood spilled for the fatherland, white for freedom and green for Hungary's pastures. The 2012 constitution made the first reading official, defining the colours as strength, fidelity and hope. The plain tricolour, without any coat of arms, has been the national flag since 1957.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Hungary
About Hungary
Hungary is a United Nations member state in Central Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Budapest. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Hungarian forint (Ft), using the code HUF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Hungary for Budapest’s own facts and history.
To call Hungary from abroad, dial the country code +36. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes HU (alpha-2) and HUN (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 9,514,251.
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How Hungary compares
- Area: 93,028 km², ranking 108 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 9,514,251, ranking 96 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 102 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 7, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Hungary
11 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.