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Hungary Cities with Hotels
 Hungary (Hungarian Magyarország),
landlocked republic in central Europe, bounded on the north by
Slovakia; on the
northeast by Ukraine; on the east by
Romania; on the south by Serbia,
Croatia,
and Slovenia; and on the west by
Austria. Hungary's present borders are
virtually the same as those established by the post World War I Treaty of Trianon (1920). The country's capital and largest city is Budapest.
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Land and Resources
Hungary has a total land area of 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi).
The country is somewhat oval in shape, with a maximum distance from east to
west of about 500 km (about 310 mi) and a maximum distance from north to
south of about 315 km (about 195 mi).
Natural Regions
Hungary is predominantly flat. The Danube River forms part of
Hungary's northwestern border with
Slovakia, and then flows south through
Budapest, dividing Hungary into two general regions. A low, rolling plain
known as the Alföld, also called the Great Alföld or Great Hungarian Plain,
covers most of the region east of the Danube extending east to
Romania and
south to Serbia. Highlands along the northern border of the country extend
eastward from the gorge of the Danube at Esztergom and include the Mátra
mountains, a part of the Carpathian Mountain system. Mount Kékes (1015
m/3330 ft), in the Mátra Mountains, is the highest peak in Hungary. The area
west of the Danube, known as Transdanubia, presents a variety of land forms.
In the south rise the isolated Mecsek Mountains. In the north are the Bakony
Mountains, a forested range in the Transdanubian Highlands, which overlook
Lake Balaton. The Little Alföld, or Little Plain, in the extreme
northwestern section of Hungary, extends into southern Slovakia.
Rivers and Lakes
The Danube is Hungary's most important river. Other major
rivers, all tributaries of the Danube, include the Tisza, the longest river
in Hungary, and the Rába and Drava rivers. Lake Balaton, Hungary's principal
lake, is the largest lake in central Europe.
Climate
Hungary has a relatively dry continental climate, with cold
winters and warm summers. The average daily temperature range in Budapest is
-4° to 1° C (25° to 34° F) in January, and 16° to 28° C (61° to 82° F) in
July; there is little regional variation in temperature. Budapest receives
an average of about 610 mm (about 24 in) of precipitation each year.
Rainfall is heaviest in early summer, when heavy downpours frequently occur;
the most rain tends to fall along Hungary's western frontier.
"Hungary," Microsoft® Encarta® 97 Encyclopedia.
© 1993-1996 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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