The republic of Hungary (Magyar Koztarsasag) or Hungary (Magyarorzag) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars.

Hungary has a continental climate with cold, humid winters and warm to hot summers. Average temperature in the summer is 27 to 32 degrees centigrade and in the winter between 0 to minus 15 degrees centigrade.

Most of Hungary is surrounded by thick forests and mountainous plains.

Budapest the largest City is the Capital and also the cultural, economic and industrial centre of Hungary. Approximately 1.8 Million people, 18 percent of the population live here and the capital is located along the two embankments of the Danube. Seven public and two railway bridges span the Danube in its Budapest stretch.