Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Hungary
- +36
What every visitor should know about Hungary:
- Money
- The currency is the Hungarian forint (HUF). 100 HUF is worth about US$0.52, or €0.37.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Budapest
- Tap water
- Safe in cities, but bottled water is advisable in rural areas.
Hungary facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 9,905,596
- Language
- Hungarian 93.6%, other or unspecified 6.4%
- Ethnicity
- Hungarian 92.3%, Roma 1.9%, other or unknown 5.8%
Economy
- GDP
- US$20,500 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high