Hungary is located in Central Euurope, bordered by Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia on the West, Slovakia on the North, Romania and Ukraine on the East, Yugoslavia on the South. Area 35 919 sq. mi.
Carrency
Forint - Ft or HUF = 100 fillers. 1HUF = $0.0054 (Jan 2010)
Population
About 10.7 mln. (2007). Maguar 88%, Gypsi 3%, German 2,5%
Local time
6 hours ahead of New-York time
Electrical Voltage
230V, 50Hz
Visa reqierment
Visa do not needed for US citizens.
National cuisine
Weather
Climate is moderated, relative to dry, with the hot summer and the cold winter. The average temperature of January is approximately +30ºF, July - near +70ºFs. Sediments it falls out to 18"- 36" per year, in essence - in the cold months.
SOUVENIRS
Hungary - outstanding country for shopping, purchase of clothing, foot-wear, acquisition of delicacies, faults, pleasant and useful souvenirs. Beverages and delicacies are traditional Hungarian souvenirs. Food stores work from 7.00 to 19.00 on the weekdays and from 7.00 to 14.00 on Saturdays. Manufactured stores - 10.00 to 18.00 on the weekdays days and from 9.00 to 13.00 on Saturdays. Many supermarkets and particular stores can work on Sunday and are frequently opened twenty-four hour, about this notifies the sign “Ejjeli-nappali”. The central covered market of Budapest is opened from 6.00 to 18.00, on Saturday from 6.00 to 14.00.