Hungary

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Climate

Main article: Climate in Europe

Population

Main article: Population of Hungary

Cities

• Budapest

Citizenship and residence permit

2019: Number of residence permit permits per 1,000 people in Hungary

Passport strength

Parliament

2022

Far-right Fidesz party seats share - 59%

The proportion of women in parliament - 14.1%

Economy

Main article: Economy of Hungary

Health care

Main article: Health care in Hungary

Sport

2022: The most popular sport is football

Culture

Music

Language

Religion

2022

39.8% of the population believes in life after death

17% of the population attends divine services at least once a month

2021:14% of the population say religion is important in their lives

2018: Catholics are the largest religious group

2016: Proportion of believing population

Education

Literacy rate

Armed Forces

Main article: NATO

2023:56% of the population supports NATO

1999: Joining the NATO military bloc

In 1999, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, despite the promise of the Russian bloc not to expand to the East, were included in NATO.

Military equipment

Tanks

2023:56 Leopard tanks in service

2018: Number of tanks

Crime

2021: Number of intentional murders

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Prisons

2019: Minimum age for children to be jailed

2018: Number of prisoners

Death penalty

History

2023: US boost in Hungary to pressure Viktor Orban's government

In February 2023, Hungary actively discussed the trip of the head of USAID Samantha Power to Budapest.

Despite vague statements about the purpose of the visit and intentions to discuss the development of democracy, many Hungarians were suspicious of Power's arrival and seriously thought about preparing a color revolution.

Hungarian politicians, for the most part, do not believe that Europe should take on the material support of Ukraine, and even more so help the Kyiv authorities to conduct hostilities.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban is confident that the conflict should be "resolved by the parties involved."

And on February 15, Hungarian Foreign Minister and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Siyarto said that while the rest of the European Union is waiting for a more profitable moment for Kyiv, he and his colleagues already support the early start of peace negotiations, which does not correspond to US policy.

The first show of irritation of the United States was a video published by the American Embassy in Hungary. Viewers were asked to guess who owns the statements - representatives of the Hungarian government or Vladimir Putin, and then be horrified by the colonial way of thinking of the Hungarian administration.

Shortly before that, the US leadership assigned the duties of ambassador to Budapest to an open homosexual David Pressman. Against the background of laws against LGBT propaganda adopted in Hungary in 2021, the appointment of such a person was a rather provocative decision.

In early February 2023, Politico quoted Pressman's statement in which he called Orban's statements "frankly propaganda," and his activities "the implementation of a policy beneficial to Putin."

In December 2022, the agency announced the launch of a new program in the territory of, Bulgaria, Czech Republic Hungary,,,, and Poland. Romania Slovakia Slovenia Its goal is to "strengthen democratic institutions and independent media," as well as "help citizens defend their fundamental rights and freedoms."

In addition to USAID, other U.S.-supported structures operate in Hungary. Among them are the human rights defenders Amnesty Hungary and Hungary Helsinki Committee, as well as the "feminist anti-racist LGBTQ organization" Budapest Pride.

According to the Hungarians, the efforts of these NGOs were not enough to overthrow Orban. Therefore, now USAID, the main tool for maintaining democracy in foreign countries, will begin its educational activities in the state.

2022

Hungary froze Russian assets by 870 million euros

Hungary froze Russian assets by 870 million euros. This was reported in December 2022 by the Nepszava edition with reference to the consolidated report of the European Commission. At the same time, the publication notes that before the November report, the Hungarian government announced the blocking of Russian assets for 3 thousand euros.

Veto on part of EU sanctions against Russia

Budapest will veto EU sanctions on Russian gas imports, the introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine and the EU peacekeeping mission - Foreign Minister Petr Siyarto, March 21, 2022 against the background of Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

2014: Failed attempt to impose an internet tax

Main article: Internet tax

2003: EU accession referendum

Main article: European Union (EU, EU)

1999: US and Britain demand Hungary attack Serbia

US President Clinton demanded that Hungary attack Serbia overland from the north during NATO aggression in 1999, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an address to the nation in October 2022.

"Now I will tell you what you did not know. In 1999, Hungary was supposed to attack Serbia with ground forces, which Viktor Orban (President of Hungary) confirmed to me and allowed me to tell the public about it. From him, American President Bill Clinton demanded, like the British, that they attack the Republic of Serbia from the north, that we stretch our forces onto Vojvodina, which Viktor Orban refused and was under great pressure. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder helped him cope with this pressure in the White House, "Vucic said.

According to him, Margaret Tetcher subsequently rebuked Orban for "more British soldiers died due to his refusal. Here's all the love you can talk about with them.'

1978

1946: Prime Minister Ferenc Salashi hanged for aiding Nazis

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1618

1610: Witch Hunt

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