Capital and largest city of Hungary

Budapest

281Sunny Days/yr
View on Map· Pop. 1.7M· Elev. 341 ftWikipedia

Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, representing one-third of the country's population and producing above 40% of the country's economic output. Budapest is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, among the ten largest cities in the European Union and the second largest urban area in Central and Eastern Europe. Budapest stands on the River Danube and is strategically located at the center of the Pannonian Basin, lying on ancient trade routes linking the hills of Transdanubia with the Great Plain.Wikipedia

Nickname: Queen of Danube, Capital of Spas, Heart of Europe, Paris of the East

Country Context

HungaryCountry in Central Europe

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, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani minority.Wikipedia

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

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Livability

Safety Score
66
Internet
Country Broadband
36.8
subscriptions per 100 people
High Broadband Country
05

Climate

Sunshine
281
sunny days per year
77% of the year
Comfort Score
70/100
Good
Rainfall
26"
inches per year
Air Quality
55
Moderate AQI
07

Demographics

Population1.7M
Altitude341 ftabove sea level

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