| he county | | | | customary for all services including restaurants, bars, |
| Also known as the Republic of Hungary or Hungarian | | | | clubs, taxis etc. |
| Republic, Hungary is a landlocked country located in | | | | Attractions |
| Central Europe and bordering Austria, Slovakia, | | | | Budapest |
| Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. | | | | * Castle Royal Palace |
| Budapest is the largest city and also the Capital of | | | | * Fisherman's Bastion |
| Hungary. One of the key reasons why Hungary is | | | | * Matthias Church |
| popular is its hospitality to tourists. Also one can find | | | | * Gellért Hill |
| an ideal mix of history and modern day in Hungary. | | | | * Chain Bridge |
| While Hungarians proudly stick to their old Magyar | | | | * The Great Synagogue and Jewish Museum |
| Tradition they also keep them abreast with current | | | | * Parliament Buildings |
| fashions across the world. Most visitors flock to see | | | | * Statue Park |
| Budapest, a truly world class city situated on River | | | | Eger |
| Danube which enchants everyone with love and | | | | * Eger Castle |
| music. The city is a blend of culture and outstanding | | | | * Szépasszony Valley (Valley of the Pretty |
| beauty making it the right place for tourists. The city | | | | Woman) |
| has been a paradise for writers, musicians and artists | | | | Lake Balaton |
| who were greatly influenced by this graceful city. If | | | | * Hévíz |
| you travel west in Hungary Lake Balaton is popular | | | | * Keszthely |
| with tourists. Local cuisines include halászlé (fish | | | | The Danube Bend |
| soup) with pasta and goulash (gulyás) soup. | | | | * Esztergom |
| Population & Languages | | | | * Szentendre |
| The population of Hungary is Roughly 10 million and | | | | * Visegrad |
| the official language being spoken is Hungarian. | | | | Travel |
| Electricity | | | | By Air - The national airline of Hungary is Malv which |
| The voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz. | | | | operates flights from more than forty cities across |
| The types of plugs used are Round pin attachment | | | | the world. Other international airlines operating from |
| plug and "Schuko" plug and receptacle with side | | | | Hungary include Aeroflot, Air France, British Airways, |
| grounding contacts. | | | | easyJet, KLM, Lufthansa, Sky Europe, Swiss, United |
| Geographic Location | | | | Airlines and Wizz Air. Ferihegy Budapest International |
| Hungary is a landlocked country located in Central | | | | Airport (BUD) is the biggest airport which is like ten |
| Europe and bordering Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, | | | | miles southeast of Budapest. |
| Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. River Danube | | | | By River - There is a daily hydrofoil service run by |
| and River Tisza divide the country into three large | | | | MAHART connecting Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest |
| regions. The country is strategically located astride | | | | in the months of April to October. |
| main land routes between Western Europe and | | | | By Rail - The country is part of the extensive |
| Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and | | | | network of trains connecting the European cities. |
| Mediterranean basin | | | | Hungary is connected to 16 European cities and there |
| Climate | | | | are 47 international trains daily to Budapest by direct |
| The climate of Hungary can be termed as | | | | rail link. |
| Temperate with hot summers and cold winters. The | | | | Duty Free Items |
| average annual temperature of Hungary is around 9.6 | | | | 1. 800 cigarettes or 400 cigarillos or 200 cigars or1kg |
| °C. The maximum temperature in summer can be | | | | smoking tobacco for EU countries. |
| 43 °C and as low as -30 °C. The summer average | | | | 2. 200 cigarettes, or 100 cigarillos, or 50 cigars, or |
| is 26 to 36 °C and winter average is 0 to -16 °C. | | | | 250g of smoking tobacco for Non-EU countries. |
| Local Customs | | | | 3. 10 liter of spirits with more than 22% and ethyl |
| Like any other country Hungary has its own customs | | | | alcohol, or 20 liter of beverages less than 22% |
| too. It is customary to handshake. It is customary to | | | | alcohol content, or 90 liter of wine or 60 liter of |
| make the toast and return. It is customary for | | | | sparkling wine, or 110 liter of beer for EU countries. |
| guests to offer gifts to the host of a meal. Smoking | | | | 4. 1 liter of spirits and 2 liter of wine for Non-EU |
| is prohibited in most public areas. But travelers can | | | | countries. |
| smoke in long distance trains. Casual dress is | | | | 5. 50g perfume or 250 ml eau de toilette |
| acceptable in most places and formal for special | | | | 6. |
| occasions. Tipping up to 10 to 15 percent is | | | | |