My country - Hungary

Hi Everybody!

Now, I'd like to introduce my country, Hungary. Let's see it!

• Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország) 
• It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west
• The capital and largest city is Budapest
• Hungary is a member of the European Union
• The official language is Hungarian, also known as Magyar, which is part of the Finno-Ugric group
• Area  -  Total 93,030 km²
•  Population  -  2011 estimate 9,979,000

The Hungarian flag

  

Coat of Arms of Hungary

Hungary

About the geography:

• The most important plain regions include the Little Hungarian Plain in the west, and the Great Hungarian Plain in the southeast
• The highest elevation above sea level on the Great Hungarian Plain is 183 m
•  Transdanubia is a hilly region with a terrain varied by low mountains
• Transdanubia contains Lake Balaton, a major body of water
• The highest mountains of the country are located in the North Hungarian Mountains, Kékes at 1014 m
• Hungary has two main river: the Danube and the Tisza
• The second largest lake in the Carpathian Basin is the artificial Lake Tisza
• Hungary has 10 national parks, 145 minor nature reserves and 35 landscape protection areas

 River Tisza

River Danube

Great Hungarian Plain

Lake Hévíz

Good to know:

•       the country is home to the largest thermal water cave system

•       the second largest thermal lake in the world - Lake Hévíz

•       the largest lake in Central Europe Lake Balaton

•       the largest natural grasslands in Europe - Hortobágy

Lake Balaton 

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Some own pics about Danube

Hungarian cuisine

• Hungarians like  soups, vegetable-dish, desserts, pastries and stuffed pancakes 
• Hungarian foods are often spicy 
• Hot ground red pepper (paprika), sweet (mild) paprika, onion and garlic is typical of Hungarian cuisine 
• Traditional dishes such as the Goulash soup, the  Hungarian hot river fish soup called Fisherman's soup is usually a rich mixture of several kinds of fish

• Pálinka - is a fruit brandy, distilled from fruit grown in the orchards. It is a spirit native to Hungary and comes in a variety of flavours but plum is the most popular flavour
• Beer - main Hungarian brands are: Borsodi, Soproni, Arany Ászok, Kőbányai
• Wine:  The country can be divided to 6 wine region
• The most famous wines from Hungary are Tokaji Aszú, Egri Bikavér, Villányi

Useful links:

•       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FakfXRsjGn8&feature=related  
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•       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0wkokaybWA  
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