Hungary - Introduction

Here, let us take a look at some of the important facts about the country Hungary. Here, we have some interesting facts about Hungary. Hungary (officially: Hungary) is a country in Europe, precisely in Central Europe, with a population of about 9.9 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-02). The capital city of Hungary is Budapest, and the official country TLD code is .hu. Hungary has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as HU, HUN, HUN, 348 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Hungary became a Christian kingdom in A.D. 1000 and for many centuries served as a bulwark against Ottoman Turkish expansion in Europe. The kingdom eventually became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under communist rule after World War II. In 1956, Moscow responded to a Hungarian revolt and announcement of its withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact with a massive military intervention. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU five years later.
Hungary Space Info
Space agency/agencies
Hungarian Space Office (HSO; established 1992) (2024)
Space program overview
Has a history of involvement in space activities going back to the Soviet era; growing a modern space program focused on acquiring satellites and contributing to the European Space Agency (ESA); has a national space strategy; builds and operates satellites; researches and develops space technologies, including communications, navigation, and subsystems for satellites; has an astronaut corps; in addition to being an ESA member and cooperating with individual ESA and EU member states, particularly France, has relations with a variety of other foreign space agencies and industries, including those of Brazil, Israel, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, and the US; national space strategy included the goals of fostering innovation and increasing Hungary’s competitiveness in the commercial space sector (2024)
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Hungary is found in Central Europe