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 * Hungary** is bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.

Size: 93,000 km2 Population: a little less than 10 million people Official language: Hungarian (finn-ugric language group) Politically: parliamentary republic, democracy, member of EU (but not member of EURO zone), member of the Council of Europe Currency: HUF (Hungarian Forint)

Recommended Listening
[|Rewriting Hungary's past] - A recent controversy over Budapest's latest memorial statue has highlighted the government's campaign to rewrite history.

Tourism Portals
http://www.tourinform.hu http://www.hungary.com

Twitter
[|@HungaryTourism] [|@zkun1971]

[|@HelloHungaryHU] [|@gotohungary]

Wikipedia
[|Hungary]

Budapest
http://english.budapest.hu http://underguide.com - http://twitter.com/bpUNDERGUIDE http://www.afar.com/travelers/davina-baum/wanderlists/the-best-eating-and-drinking-in-budapest

Balaton
Lake, which is one of the most famous tourism destination

Győr
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Székesfehérvár
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9kesfeh%C3%A9rv%C3%A1r

Parks
There are 10 national parks in Hungary, 5 are considered as IUCN Category II, 5 as Category V areas (but in fact all of them is category V) Hungary Tourism Board's website on National Parks in Hungary This website has some information about each national park separately. However they ave their own website too Aggtelek National Park (along the border with Slovakia) Balaton uplands National Park (north of the lake Balaton) -> excellent wine! Bükk National Park Duna-Dráva National Park (two rivers along the border with Croatia and Serbia) Duna-Ipoly National Park (just North of Budapest and along the border with Slovakia) Fertő-Hanság National Park (along the border with Austria) Hortobágy National Park (which is probably the most famous, the so-called Puszta) [|Kiskunság National Park] Körös-Maros National Park Őrség Nemzeti Park (along the border with Austria and Slovenia)

There are plenty of other protected areas in various categories such as landscape protected areas and nature conservation areas The uniqueness of Hungary's protected areas is the protection of the Pannonian biogeographical region of the European Union

**Ecotourism companies in Hungary**
There is an official webpage run by the tourism board but there are also committed tour operators. However most of these companies are offering ecotours outside Hungary, but might be a good reference point when requesting information Baraka Ecotours Travel2Wild

Cultural and Natural values
if you are interested in nature images World Heritage Sites in Hungary (cultural, natural and mixed sites)

Wine
There are 22 official and historic wine regions in Hungary which is one of the main and yet international unknown assets of the country (in order to access the URL, you have to be older than 18 and be a responsible drinker!)

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