Hungary is locally known as Magyarorszag and the type of government it has is Republic.

The capital of Hungary is Budapest and has a population of 2.6 million.


The Hungarian flag is consists of three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and green; the flag dates to the national movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, and fuses the medieval colors of the Hungarian coat of arms with the revolutionary tricolor form of the French flag; folklore attributes virtues to the colors: red for strength, white for faithfulness, and green for hope; alternatively, the red is seen as being for the blood spilled in defense of the land, white for freedom, and green for the pasturelands that make up so much of the country and is shown above.

The National symbol of Hungary is Holy Crown of Hungary (Crown of Saint Stephen); turul (falcon).

The National anthem of Hungary is ""Himnusz" ("Hymn")" which was composed by Ferenc Erkel.