Hungary

Charlotte Guillain

Description

Hungary offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

Sujets

• Hungría
• Hungary
• Hongrie

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 05 juillet 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406233612
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Countries Around the World Hungary

Charlotte Guillain

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Edited by Kate de Villiers and Vaarunika Dharmapala Designed by Joanna Hinton-Malivoire Original illustrations © Capstone Global Library Ltd 2011 Illustrated by Oxford Designers & Illustrators Picture research by Ruth Blair Originated by Capstone Global Library Ltd Printed and bound in China by CTPS

ISBN 978 1 406 22794 9 (hardback) 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Guillain, Charlotte. Hungary. -- (Countries around the world) 943.9'054-dc22 A full catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

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We would like to thank Daniel Block for his invaluable help in the preparation of this book.

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Contents

Introducing Hungary ................................................................................ 4 History: invasions and independence ................................................ 6 Regions and resources: land of lakes and plains...........................14 Wildlife: protecting nature ....................................................................20 Infrastructure: head of state, homes, and hospitals.....................24 Culture: from folk traditions to goulash ...........................................28 Hungary today ..........................................................................................34 Factfile.........................................................................................................36 Timeline .......................................................................................................40 Glossary .......................................................................................................42 Findoutmore............................................................................................44 Topic tools...................................................................................................46 Index .............................................................................................................48

Some words in the book are in bold,like this. You can înd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

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Introducing Hungary

What do you know about Hungary? Maybe you have eaten Hungarian goulash. But do you know about Hungary’s history, how its people spend their time, or what the country looks like?

A unique nation Hungary is a country in central Europe with a fascinating and tragic history, and a colourful folkculture. It covers an area of 93,028square kilometres (35,918 square miles), which is slightly smaller than Scotland and Wales put together. Hungary’s countryside includes rolling plains and hills, and beautiful rivers and lakes. Hungarians are proud of their country and their national character has been affected by their war-torn past.

Changing times Over the centuries, there have been many disputes about which lands belong to the Hungarians, and the lands have beenoccupiedby foreign powers. The Hungary we recognize today has only existed as a nation since 1920. In more recent years, Hungary has become a popular tourist destination and life in the country has changed dramatically.

Read on to find out what makes Hungary and its people so unusual and interesting.

How to say... Hi!Szia(SI-o) Hello Szervusz(SER-vus) How are you?Hogy van?(hawd von) GoodbyeViszontlátásra(VI-sawnt-laa-taash-ro) YesIgen(I-gen) NoNem(nem) PleaseKérem(KAY-rem) Thank youKöszönöm(KEU-seu-neum) Young Hungarians say “hello” as a slang way of saying goodbye!