| Kingdom of Hungary Magyar Királyság |
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| Motto: "Regnum Mariae Patrona Hungariae" (Latin) "Kingdom of Mary, the Patron of Hungary" |
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| Anthem: "Himnusz" |
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 Location of Hungary (dark green) within the European Union (light green)
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| Capital (and largest city) | Budapest | |||||
| Official languages | Hungarian | |||||
| Recognised regional languages | Romanian Slovak Croatian Slovene Polish Ukrainian Russian |
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| Demonym | Hungarian | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Charles V | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Viktor Orbán | ||||
| Legislature | Országgyűlés | |||||
| Foundation | ||||||
| - | Principality of Hungary | 895 | ||||
| - | Christian kingdom | 25 December 1000 | ||||
| - | Golden Bull of 1222 | 24 April 1222 | ||||
| - | Revolution of 1848 | 15 March 1848 | ||||
| - | Austro-Hungarian Empire | 20 March 1867 | ||||
| - | Dissolution of Austria-Hungary | 3 April 1921 | ||||
| - | Sztójay Government | 30 May 1944 | ||||
| - | Revolution of 1993 | 16 September 1993 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2016 estimate | 15,281,823 | ||||
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | |||||
Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország, officially the Kingdom of Hungary) is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Poland to the north, Bohemia to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, Slovenia to the west, Austria to the northwest, and Russia to the northeast. The country's capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary is a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the Visegrád Group, and the Schengen Area. The official language is Hungarian, which is the most widely spoken non-Indo-European language in Europe.
Following centuries of successive habitation by Celts, Romans, Huns, Slavs, Gepids and Avars, the foundation of Hungary was laid in the late 9th century by the Hungarian grand prince Árpád in the Honfoglalás ("homeland-conquest"). His great-grandson Stephen I ascended to the throne in 1000 CE, converting the country to a Christian kingdom. By the 12th century, Hungary became a middle power within the Western world, reaching a golden age by the 15th century. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 and about 150 years of partial Ottoman occupation (1541–1699), Hungary came under Habsburg rule, and later formed a significant part of the Austro–Hungarian Empire (1867–1921).
Following the interwar period, Hungary joined the reformed Central Powers in World War II, suffering significant damage and casualties. Hungary became a satellite state of the Russian Nationalist Republic, which contributed to the establishment of a five-decade-long fascist dictatorship (1944–1993). On 16 September 1993, Hungary again became a parliamentary democracy, and today has a high-income economy with a very high Human Development Index.
Hungary is a popular tourist destination attracting 10.675 million tourists a year (2013). It is home to the largest thermal water cave system, the second-largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grasslands in Europe (the Hortobágy National Park).