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Hungary: map, flag, capital and key facts

Hungary is a country in Europe, with about 9.51 million people (2025) and an area of 93,030 square kilometres. Its capital is Budapest, and it shares land borders with 7 countries.

By Team Geography Last reviewed

Flag of Hungary
Flag of Hungary
Map showing where the country sits among its neighbours
Hungary in solid, land neighbours outlined, capital marked.

Key facts about Hungary

CapitalBudapest
ContinentEurope
Population9,514,251 2025, World Bank. 96th of 195.
Area93,030 km² (35,919 sq mi) World Bank, surface area. 110th largest of 195.
Population density102 people per km²
Land neighbours7: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
UN statusMember state
Capital coordinates47.50° N, 19.08° E Budapest, Natural Earth.

Land neighbours

Hungary borders 7 countries on land. Each links to its own page.

AustriaViennaCroatiaZagrebRomaniaBucharestSerbiaBelgradeSlovakiaBratislavaSloveniaLjubljanaUkraineKyiv

From the Geography app

The app teaches each country through short hand written lenses: PLACE for physical geography, STORY for history and identity, NOW for the news, and THREAD for the ties between countries. Here is one of Hungary's 5, in full.

PLACELens 1 of 5

Where Hungary sits on the map

Hungary lies in the Carpathian Basin, a lowland bowl ringed by the arc of the Carpathian Mountains, which the country itself does not reach. The Danube bisects it north to south, separating hilly Transdanubia in the west from the Great Hungarian Plain, or Alfold, in the east, one of Europe's largest flatlands. Lake Balaton, Central Europe's largest lake at 77 kilometers long, sits in the west. Budapest straddles the Danube where the highlands meet the plain, a position that made it a natural capital.

More on Great Hungarian Plain

The Alfold covers more than half of Hungary's territory, extending into Serbia, Romania, and Slovakia. Once a vast grassland grazed by distinctive grey cattle, it was transformed into agricultural land through 19th-century river regulation projects that drained marshes and redirected the Tisza River.

4 more lenses on Hungary in the app

  • STORY The Magyar story
  • NOW The illiberal experiment and the vote that ended it
  • THREAD Hungary's bonds across borders
  • STORY What Hungary gave the world

Titles only. The app brings each lens back on a spaced repetition schedule set by how well you knew it: New, Hazy or Clear.

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Common questions

What is the capital of Hungary?
The capital of Hungary is Budapest. Budapest lies at about 47.5 degrees north and 19.1 degrees east. Hungary is in Europe. It is home to about 9.51 million people. The world capitals quiz on this site tests every capital, and the printable capitals sheets cover each continent.
What is the population of Hungary?
About 9.51 million people live in Hungary, according to the World Bank figures for 2025. That makes it the 96th most populous of the 195 countries. With an area of 93,030 square kilometres, that is about 102 people per square kilometre.
What countries border Hungary?
Hungary shares land borders with 7 countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. The map on this page outlines each of them around Hungary. The count includes only borders on land, not neighbours across a sea or a lake.
How big is Hungary?
Hungary covers 93,030 square kilometres, or about 35,919 square miles. That makes it the 110th largest of the 195 countries. The figure is total surface area, which includes inland water such as lakes and rivers. Its population of about 9.51 million gives a density of 102 people per square kilometre.

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