Surface: km 93.030
Population: 10.195.513
Language: hungarian – unique in Europe, with particular sounds.
Capital: Budapest
Religion: Catholic, with a strong Protestant minority.
Time Lag: identical to the Italian one.
Clime: of continental type, cold winter and warm summers. The precipitations are not rich, but the snow is abondant during the months of the winter. The temperature is between 4° in January to + 25° in June. During the summer the differences of temperature can be notable. Usually from very warm during the day it can become very cold during the night.
Currency: (Forint – HUF), with coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20,50 and 100 Ft; banknote of 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000, 5.000, 10.000 e 20.000 Ft. and the EURO.
Where to change: 3.200 Postal Offices; 800 Bank Branches; 84 local exchange offices.
Credit Card: American Express; Diners; EnRoute; Euro/MasterCard; JCB; Visa.
Documents: IDENTITY CARD for the EU citizens, PASSPORT for all the others.
