Contents Where Is Hungary The Land Aggtelek Caves Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays Buda and Pest Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe Seven other countries surround Hungary Austria lies to the northwest Across the northern border is Slovakia A small part of Ukraine touches Hungary in the northeast Romania shares a long border with Hungary to the southeast Serbia and Croatia lie to the south and southwest The last bit of the western border is sealed by Slovenia The heart of Hungary is its capital Budapest This elegant city is a union of the historic cities Buda and Pest The two areas are joined by bridges across the scenic Danube River Pest buzzes with activity along the river’s eastern bank Buda stands majestically on the western bank Austria Slovenia 4 Where Is Hungary
W N S E Ukraine Romania Slovakia Hungary Budapest Danube River Serbia Croatia Did you know Hungary used to be much larger than its 35,918 square miles 93,028 square kilometers The country lost more than two-thirds of its land in a peace agreement after World War I 5
