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Hungary's Week, Explained in 5 Minutes

Every week we gather Hungary's most important stories on politics, the economy, the EU, culture and travel, and we explain the background. We do not race to break news. You get a clear timeline and the context you need, with facts cross-checked across several outlets.

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Hungary GuideEssential facts, not news

Country basics

Capital
Budapest
Population
About 9.5 million
Area
About 93,000 km²
Language · Script
Hungarian · Latin alphabet
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Currency
Forint (HUF, Ft)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET) · UTC+2 (CEST) in summer

Emergency & help lines

General emergency
112 (multilingual)
Police
107
Ambulance
104
Fire
105

Traveler essentials

Country code
+36
Voltage · Plug
230V 50Hz · Type C/F
Driving side
Right-hand traffic
Major cities
Budapest · Debrecen · Szeged · Miskolc · Pécs · Győr · Nyíregyháza · Kecskemét

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Mar 15
National Day (1848 Revolution)
Movable · 2026: Apr 3
Good Friday
Movable · 2026: Apr 5–6
Easter Sunday & Easter Monday
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May 1
Labour Day
Movable · 2026: May 24–25
Whit Sunday & Whit Monday
Aug 20
St Stephen's Day (State Foundation Day)
Oct 23
National Day (1956 Revolution)
Nov 1
All Saints' Day
Dec 25–26
Christmas (2 days)

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