Hungary

Hungary

Hungary ranks 24th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Argentina, Australia, and South Korea. Memorable people born in present day Hungary include Martin of Tours, Ferenc Puskás, and Theodor Herzl. Memorable people who died in Hungary include Suleiman the Magnificent, Ferenc Puskás, and Stephen I of Hungary. Hungary has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.5 million, comprised mostly of ethnic Hungarians and a significant Romani minority. Hungarian is the official language, and among the few in Europe outside the Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Read more on Wikipedia