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Places in News: Hungary
Context:
The European Court of Justice ordered Hungary to pay a fine of 200 million euros and a further 1 million euros per day of delay for failing to comply with the bloc’s asylum rules.
About Hungary
- Capital: Budapest.
- It is a landlocked country of central Europe.
- Hungarians know their country as Magyarország i.e the “Land of Magyars,”
- Bordering countries:
- North: Slovakia
- Northeast: Ukraine
- East: Romania
- South: Serbia (specifically the Vojvodina region) and Croatia
- Southwest: Slovenia
- West: Austria
- Rivers in Hungary:
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- Danube is the longest river in the country, its tributaries include the Rába and Dráva rivers.
- Tisza is another river characterised by large meanders and oxbow lakes.
- Lakes in Hungary:
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- Lake Balaton, the largest freshwater lake in central Europe.
- Neusiedler Lake, called Lake Fertő in Hungary, was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2001.
- Lake Velence
- Climate and Vegetation:
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- It has a moderately dry continental climate due to its location within the Carpathian Basin.
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- No part of the country has sufficient elevation to support natural coniferous forest.
- It has been a European Union (EU) Member since 1 May 2004.
- It has also been a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member since 1999.
