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Category: About
- Capital: Budapest (also largest city)
- Borders with: Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria
- Official language: Hungarian
- Currency: Forint
- Member of the European Union since 2004
- Hungarian-language name for the country is Magyarország, and the people call themselves Magyars
- Known for producing (and using) lots of the spice paprika
- Traditional Hungarian cuisine includes goulash (a soupy stew), palacsinta (pancakes), spicy sausages, dumplings and stuffed vegetables
- The Danube River runs through the center of Budapest, and from north to south of the entire country
- Major industries include mining, construction materials, textiles, chemicals and food processing