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Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
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The 'H' in the name of Hungary is most likely derived from historical associations with the Huns.

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Hungary

Population
9.5M
Area
93,028 km²
Capital
Budapest
Continent
Europe
97th most populous country in the world

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

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Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
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The most powerful ruler of the Hunnic Empire was Attila the Hun, who became a central figure in Hungarian mythology.

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Hungary

Population
9.5M
Area
93,028 km²
Capital
Budapest
Continent
Europe
97th most populous country in the world

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

From the “History” section

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Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
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The first Hungarian Bible translation was completed in 1439.

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Hungary

Population
9.5M
Area
93,028 km²
Capital
Budapest
Continent
Europe
97th most populous country in the world

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Zsolt Horváth · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
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Matthias Corvinus's library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles in the 15th century.

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Hungary

Population
9.5M
Area
93,028 km²
Capital
Budapest
Continent
Europe
97th most populous country in the world

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Zsolt Horváth · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Roman provinces and barbarian peoples in and near the Carpathian Basin in the 2nd century AD
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Hungary became the seventh nation to be represented in space when it sent its first cosmonaut, Bertalan Farkas, in 1980.

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Hungary

Population
9.5M
Area
93,028 km²
Capital
Budapest
Continent
Europe
97th most populous country in the world

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, both Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Zsolt Horváth · CC BY-SA 3.0

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