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Hungary

Capital: Budapest

  • Budapest is one of only three capital cities with thermal springs and is known as Europe's spa capital.
  • Budapest's Parliament building has 691 rooms and 242 sculptures, and it was fully completed in 1904.
  • Hungary had 24.5 million international visitors in 2019, far more than its population of about 9.5 million.
  • The Golden Bull of 1222 is often described as the first constitution in continental Europe.
  • Lake Balaton covers about 600 square km and is around 78 km long, with resort towns such as Siófok and Keszthely.

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