Useful informations about Hungary:
Population:..........10 million.
Form of State:..........Parliamentary Republic.
Currency:..........Hungarian Forint (HUF; in Hungarian: Ft) 1 EUR ~ 350-370 HUF.
Electricity:..........220 volts AC, 50Hz. European-style two-pin plugs are used.
Bank cards:..........Major credit cards are usually accepted in most hotels, restaurants, shops, etc. ATM machines can be easily found .
Local time:..........in the winter GMT+1 hour, in the summer GMT+2 hours (same as in West Europe).
Public holidays:..........January 1, March 15, May 1, August 20, October 23, November 1, December 25, 26.
International country phone code:..........+36.
The largest lake:..........Lake Balaton (600 km², 78km / 14km).
The largest rivers:..........Danube (Duna in Hungarian), Tisza and Dráva.
The largest plain:..........The Great Plain (Alföld) covers 56% of the country. It’s located in the south-eastern part of Hungary.
The highest point:..........Mt. Kékes (1014 metres), located in the Mátra, part of the North Hungarian Mountains.
The largest cities are:..........Budapest, Debrecen, Miskolc, Szeged, Pécs, and Győr.
Hungary is member of the European Union, the NATO, the OECD, the V4 Visegrád Group, the WTO and the Schengen state.
Useful informations about Budapest:
Population:..........2 million.
Form of State:..........Parliamentary Republic.
Elevation:..........Lowest (Danube) 96 m - Highest (János Hill) 527 m.
Money:..........Payments are accepted in cash and credit card, is some places traveller checks, in major turistical sight, stores and shops we also accept Euros and other foreign currencies.
Public transportation:..........BKK covers all the city, is accurate and is one of the safest in Europe. When you change line, please use other ticket. The prices of the main tickets are:
Single ticket - HUF 350, Single ticket bought on the spot - HUF 450, Block of 10 tickets - HUF 3 000
Airport shuttle bus single ticket (100E) - HUF 900, Short section metro ticket for up to 3 stops - HUF 300
Single ticket for public transport boat - HUF 750, Single ticket for Children (under 15) - HUF 550
Budapest 24-hour travelcard - HUF 1 650, Budapest 24-hour group travelcard (for 1-5 passengers traveling together) - HUF 3 300
For more detailed infos, please visit: www.bkk.hu/en/tickets-and-passes/prices/
Postal code(s):.......... 1011–1239 (23 districts), Area code: 1, ISO 3166 code: HU-BU
Architecture:.......... The city has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles and from distinct time periods, from the ancient times as Roman City of Aquincum in Óbuda, which dates to around 89 AD, to the most modern Palace of Arts, the contemporary art museum and concert hall.
City governance:..........Budapest has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1873, but Budapest also holds a special status as a county-level government, and also special within that, as holds a capital-city territory status.
