Hungary

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.

47 00 N, 20 00 E

slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana

air and soil pollution; water pollution from industry and large-scale agriculture

Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling

Signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protection

temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers

0 km (landlocked)

Total: 2,106 km

Border countries (7): Austria 321 km; Croatia 348 km; Romania 424 km; Serbia 164 km; Slovakia 627 km; Slovenia 94 km; Ukraine 128 km

Agricultural land: 55.7% (2023 est.)

Arable land: 45.4% (2023 est.)

Permanent crops: 1.6% (2023 est.)

Permanent pasture: 8.6% (2023 est.)

Forest: 22.7% (2023 est.)

Other: 20.9% (2023 est.)

none (landlocked)

bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land

landlocked; strategic location on main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula, as well as between Ukraine and the Mediterranean basin; the Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions

mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Europe

1,331 sq km (2022)

104 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Highest point: Kekes 1,014 m

Lowest point: Tisza River 78 m

Mean elevation: 143 m

Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)

Fresh water lake(s): Lake Balaton - 590 sq km

Duna (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km

Note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Total : 93,028 sq km

Land: 89,608 sq km

Water: 3,420 sq km

0-14 years: 14.6% (male 753,955/female 683,943)

15-64 years: 63.9% (male 3,195,761/female 3,104,750)

65 years and over: 21.5% (2024 est.) (male 862,952/female 1,254,384)

At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Noun: Hungarian(s)

Adjective: Hungarian

Total: 16 years (2023 est.)

Male: 15 years (2023 est.)

Female: 16 years (2023 est.)

Urban population: 72.9% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Improved:

Urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved:

Urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 0% of population (2022 est.)

1.778 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2023)

3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

6.8 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)

28.4 years (2020 est.)

Total dependency ratio: 56.4 (2024 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 22.8 (2024 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 33.6 (2024 est.)

Potential support ratio: 3 (2024 est.)

Improved:

Urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Unimproved:

Urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Total: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Hungarian 84.3%, Romani 2.1%, German 1%, other 1.2%, unspecified 13.7% (2022 est.)

Note: Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–10% of Hungary's population

Catholic 30.1% (Roman Catholic 27.5%, Greek Catholic 1.7%, other Catholic 0.9%), Calvinist 9.8%, Lutheran 1.8%, other Christian (includes Orthodox) 1.6%, other 0.4%, none 16.1%, no answer 40.1% (2022 est.)

Hungarian (official) 98.8%, English 25.3%, German 12.6%, Russian 2.1%, French 1.5%, Romanian 1.4%, other 5.1% (2022 est.)

Major-language sample(s):
A World Factbook nélkülözhetetlen forrása az alapvető információnak.  (Hungarian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Note: Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one spoken language

7.4% of GDP (2021)

9.9% of national budget (2022 est.)

0.78 (2024 est.)

52.3% (2022 est.)

Total: 14.1% (2024 est.)

Male: 14.8% (2024 est.)

Female: 13.1% (2024 est.)

note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Total: 44.8 years (2024 est.)

Male: 42.8 years

Female: 46.7 years

12 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

1.6 children born/woman (2024 est.)

Total: 9,855,745 (2024 est.)

Male: 4,812,668

Female: 5,043,077

Total: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)

Male: 5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Total: 28.5% (2025 est.)

Male: 33.7% (2025 est.)

Female: 23.8% (2025 est.)

26.4% (2016)

14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)

9.1 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)

Total: 10.79 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Beer: 3.96 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Wine: 3.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Spirits: 3.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Total population: 76 years (2024 est.)

Male: 72.9 years

Female: 79.3 years

3.8% of GDP (2022 est.)

7.8% national budget (2022 est.)

-0.28% (2024 est.)

Municipal: 660 million cubic meters (2022)

Industrial: 3.758 billion cubic meters (2022)

Agricultural: 548.613 million cubic meters (2022)

Municipal solid waste generated annually: 3.781 million tons (2024 est.)

Percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 31% (2022 est.)

14.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

40.161 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From coal and metallurgical coke: 3.373 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From petroleum and other liquids: 20.887 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

From consumed natural gas: 15.901 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

96.152 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Caroline SAVAGE (since November 2025)

Embassy: Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest

Mailing address: 5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270

Telephone: [36] (1) 475-4400

FAX: [36] (1) 475-4248

Email address and website:
Acs.budapest@state.gov

https://hu.usembassy.gov/

19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 25 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)

Counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad-Csanad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala

Cities with county rights: Baja, Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Esztergom, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg

Capital city: Budapest

Name: Budapest

Geographic coordinates: 47 30 N, 19 05 E

Time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Etymology: Buda on the western shore of the Danube and Pest on the eastern shore merged in 1873 to form Budapest; Buda's name may derive from the name of its founder or from a local word meaning "water;" Pest derives from a Slavic word meaning "furnace" or "oven"

History: Previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012

Amendment process: Proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president

Chief of state: President Tamas SULYOK (since 5 March 2024)

Head of government: Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010)

Cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president

Election/appointment process: President indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president

Most recent election date: president: 26 February 2024

prime minister: 3 April 2022

Election results:
2024: Tamas SULYOK elected president; National Assembly vote - 134 to 5

2022: Katalin NOVAK (Fidesz) elected president; National Assembly vote - 137 to 51

Expected date of next election: president: spring 2029

prime minister: April or May 2027

Description: Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green

Meaning: Folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red can stand for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for pasturelands

History: The flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor of the French flag 

16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)

Highest court(s): Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and has a maximum of 113 judges, and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)

Judge selection and term of office: Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62

Subordinate courts: 5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts

civil system influenced by the German model

Legislature name: National Assembly (Országgyülés)

Legislative structure: Unicameral

Chamber name: National Assembly (Orszaggyules)

Number of seats: 199 (all directly elected)

Electoral system: Mixed system

Scope of elections: Full renewal

Term in office: 4 years

Most recent election date: 4/3/2022

Parties elected and seats per party: Hungarian Civic Union-Christian Democratic People's Party (FIDESZ-KDNP) (135); Democratic Coalition (DK) (15); Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) (10); Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) (10); Momentum (10); Other (19)

Percentage of women in chamber: 15.6%

Expected date of next election: April 2026

Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, Wassenaar Arrangement, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083)

Note: Commemorates the saint's canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083

Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP
Democratic Coalition or DK
Dialogue for Hungary or Párbeszéd
Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz
Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP
Jobbik - Conservatives or Jobbik
LMP-Hungary's Green Party or LMP
Mi Hazank (Our Homeland Movement) or MHM
Momentum Movement or Momentum
Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik
National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary or MNOÖ
On the People's Side or A Nép Pártján
Our Homeland Movement or Mi Hazánk
TISZA – Respect and Freedom Party or TISZA

18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal

parliamentary republic

Conventional long form: None

Conventional short form: Hungary

Local long form: None

Local short form: Magyarorszag

Former: Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic

Etymology: The Byzantine Greeks referred to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the "Oungroi," a name that later became "Hungari," which originally meant an "[alliance of] ten tribes;" the Hungarian name Magyarorszag means "Country of the Magyars," which may be derived from the name of the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes

Chief of mission: Ambassador Szabolcs Ferenc TAKÁCS (since 23 December 2020)

Chancery: 1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone: [1] (202) 362-6730

FAX: [1] (202) 966-8135

Email address and website:
Info.was@mfa.gov.hu

https://washington.mfa.gov.hu/eng

Consulate(s) general: Chicago, Los Angeles, New York

Consulate(s): Houston, Miami

Title: "Himnusz" (Hymn)

Lyrics/music: Ferenc KOLCSEY/Ferenc ERKEL

History: Adopted 1844

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICC jurisdiction

Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen)

Citizenship by birth: No

Citizenship by descent only: At least one parent must be a citizen of Hungary

Dual citizenship recognized: Yes

Residency requirement for naturalization: 8 years

Total World Heritage Sites: 8 (7 cultural, 1 natural)

Selected World Heritage Site locales: Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter, and Andrássy Avenue (c); Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings (c); Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (n); Millenary Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma and its Natural Environment (c); Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta (c); Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) (c); Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (c); Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape (c)

red, white, green

12.1% (2021 est.)

note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Lowest 10%: 2.8% (2022 est.)

Highest 10%: 24.4% (2022 est.)

note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

cars, vehicle parts/accessories, electric batteries, packaged medicine, computers (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Germany 25%, Italy 6%, Romania 6%, USA 5%, Slovakia 4% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

maize, wheat, barley, milk, sunflower seeds, sugar beets, rapeseed, apples, pork, grapes (2023)

note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Revenues: $69.793 billion (2022 est.)

Expenditures: $80.429 billion (2022 est.)

note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

vehicle parts/accessories, natural gas, integrated circuits, broadcasting equipment, industrial acids/oils/alcohols (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

forints (HUF) per US dollar -

Exchange rates:
365.691 (2024 est.)
353.088 (2023 est.)
372.596 (2022 est.)
303.141 (2021 est.)
307.997 (2020 est.)

mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles

$222.905 billion (2024 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Household consumption: 49.1% (2023 est.)

Government consumption: 19.9% (2023 est.)

Investment in fixed capital: 25.6% (2023 est.)

Investment in inventories: 0.3% (2023 est.)

Exports of goods and services: 80.8% (2023 est.)

Imports of goods and services: -76.3% (2023 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

Germany 23%, China 7%, Austria 6%, Poland 6%, S. Korea 6% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

On food: 16.8% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

On alcohol and tobacco: 7% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

2.3% of GDP (2024 est.)
2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)

note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

4.954 million (2024 est.)

note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

$46.422 billion (2024 est.)
$45.719 billion (2023 est.)
$41.219 billion (2022 est.)

note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

75.3% of GDP (2022 est.)

note: central government debt as a % of GDP

4.5% (2024 est.)
4.2% (2023 est.)
3.7% (2022 est.)

note: % of labor force seeking employment

23.4% (of GDP) (2022 est.)

note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

$389.207 billion (2024 est.)
$387.223 billion (2023 est.)
$390.513 billion (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

3.7% (2024 est.)
17.1% (2023 est.)
14.6% (2022 est.)

note: annual % change based on consumer prices

$5.074 billion (2024 est.)
$751.071 million (2023 est.)
-$14.699 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

$40,700 (2024 est.)
$40,400 (2023 est.)
$40,700 (2022 est.)

note: data in 2021 dollars

$154.077 billion (2024 est.)
$163.192 billion (2023 est.)
$167.262 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

$166.503 billion (2024 est.)
$173.034 billion (2023 est.)
$158.98 billion (2022 est.)

note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

0.5% (2024 est.)
-0.8% (2023 est.)
4.3% (2022 est.)

note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

-2.5% (2024 est.)

note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Agriculture: 2.4% (2024 est.)

Industry: 23.9% (2024 est.)

Services: 59.7% (2024 est.)

note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.)

Production: 4.293 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Consumption: 4.694 million metric tons (2023 est.)

Exports: 115,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Imports: 452,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Proven reserves: 2.633 billion metric tons (2023 est.)

Fossil fuels: 28.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Nuclear: 44.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Solar: 19.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Wind: 1.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Hydroelectricity: 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Biomass and waste: 4.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Production: 1.612 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

Consumption: 8.293 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

Imports: 8.216 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)

Proven reserves: 3.738 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)

Total petroleum production: 36,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Refined petroleum consumption: 179,000 bbl/day (2024 est.)

Crude oil estimated reserves: 12.1 million barrels (2021 est.)

Installed generating capacity: 14.829 million kW (2023 est.)

Consumption: 42.739 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Exports: 8.863 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Imports: 19.963 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Transmission/distribution losses: 2.454 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Percent of population: 92% (2024 est.)

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mixed system of state-supported media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; large number of special-interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing the services; 4 state-supported radio networks; large number of local stations, including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition completed in 2013 (2019)

Total subscriptions: 10.2 million (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 104 (2022 est.)

Total: 3.56 million (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)

Total subscriptions: 2.693 million (2023 est.)

Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2023 est.)

Total: 7,687 km (2020) 3,111 km electrified

HA

109 (2025)

Total: 1 (2023)

By type: Other 1

15 (2025)

18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (abolished 2005); 6-month service obligation (2023)

Note: As of 2021, women comprised over 20% of Hungary's full-time military personnel

2.1% of GDP (2025 est.)
2.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
2.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
1.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
1.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF or Magyar Honvédség): the HDF is organized as a joint force under a general staff with commands for land, air, cyber, special operations, territorial defense, and support forces (2025)

Note: The National Police are under the Ministry of Interior and responsible for maintaining order nationwide; the Ministry of Interior also has the Counterterrorism Center, a special police force responsible for protecting the president and the prime minister and for preventing, uncovering, and detecting terrorist acts

the Hungarian Defense Forces (HDF) are responsible for ensuring the defense of the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and citizens, and fulfilling Hungary’s commitments to the EU and NATO, as well as contributing to other international peacekeeping efforts under the UN; key areas of concern for the HDF the HDF is also responsible for some aspects of domestic security, crisis management, disaster response, and assisting law enforcement forces in border security

Hungary has been a member of NATO since 1999 and considers the collective defense ensured within the Alliance as a cornerstone of the country’s security; NATO membership is complemented by Hungary’s ties to the EU under its Common Security and Defense Policy; the HDF has participated in multiple NATO-led security missions, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as EU-led missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mali; it hosts a NATO battlegroup comprised of troops from Croatia, Hungary, Italy, and the US, and NATO’s Multinational Division Center, a headquarters capable of commanding a division-sized force (typically 15-20,000 troops) in a crisis; both organizations were established as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine; Hungary is a member of the Visegrad Group, a regional platform that brings together Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss cultural, defense, and political cooperation (2025)

approximately 22,000 active-duty military personnel (2025)

250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 200 Chad; 470 Kosovo (NATO/KFOR) (2025)

the HDF has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern, NATO-compatible arms from such countries as Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Türkiye, and the US; in 2017, Budapest launched a modernization program aimed at replacing its Soviet-era weaponry with modern systems; Hungary has also placed emphasis on building up its defense industrial capacity (2025)

Refugees: 72,359 (2024 est.)

Stateless persons: 101 (2024 est.)

Terrorist group(s): Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)

Note: Details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide

Number of operational nuclear reactors: 4 (2025)

Net capacity of operational nuclear reactors: 1.92GW (2025 est.)

Percent of total electricity production: 48.8% (2023 est.)

Total global geoparks and regional networks: 4 (2024)

Global geoparks and regional networks: Bakony-Balaton; Bukk Region; Hungary; Novohrad-Nógrád (includes Slovakia) (2024)

30.2 (2022 est.)

note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality