Hungary

Country in Central Europe

Hungary is a country in Central Europe, with its capital in Budapest. About 9.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 96th most populous of the 195 countries. At 93,028 km², it is the 108th largest country by area. It is landlocked, bordered by Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and 2 more.

Hungary at a glance

Capital: Budapest
Population (2025): 9.5 million
Area: 93,028 km²
Density: 102 per km²
Official language: Hungarian
Currency: Hungarian forint
People: Hungarian
Calling code: +36
Internet domain: .hu
Coast: Landlocked

Where is Hungary?

How Hungary compares

Population rank

96th of 195

16th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

108th of 195

17th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

102 per km²

More crowded than 55% of countries

Similar in size: Portugal (92,090 km²).
Similar population: Austria (9.2 million).
Hungary is the only place that uses the Hungarian forint.
Hungarian is not an official language anywhere else.

The flag of Hungary

Flags that look like it

Bulgaria

How to tell them apart: Hungary runs red, white and green from the top; Bulgaria runs white, green and red.

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Would you recognise Hungary?

Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Hungary in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Hungary

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Hungary so far, from 837 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

61% right

104th hardest of 176 · 635 answers

Its flag

76% right

64th hardest of 145 · 58 answers

Its capital

84% right

33rd hardest of 58 · 144 answers

Players find Hungary on the map in 61% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Slovakia.
Players recognise the flag of Hungary in 76% of tries.
Players know that the capital of Hungary is Budapest in 84% of tries.

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Countries that border Hungary

Hungary borders 7 countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

Quick quiz: Hungary

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Hungary?
2. What is the capital of Hungary?
3. Which of these borders Hungary?

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Questions about Hungary

Is Hungary a country?

Yes. Hungary is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Hungary?

The capital of Hungary is Budapest.

Which countries border Hungary?

Hungary borders 7 countries: Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine.

How many countries border Hungary?

7. Hungary shares a land border with 7 countries.

How big is Hungary?

Hungary covers 93,028 km², about the same size as Portugal (92,090 km²).

Is Hungary hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Hungary in 61% of 635 tries, 104th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Slovakia.

Which flags look like the flag of Hungary?

Bulgaria. Hungary runs red, white and green from the top; Bulgaria runs white, green and red.

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