Geographical Location

Hungary is located in central Europe, in the Carpathian Basin.
Longest distance from north to south: 268 km; longest distance from east to west: 526 km.

Geographical Regions

As much as 50 % of the country's territory is flat: the Great Hungarian Plain occupies the entire eastern part of the country and the Small Plain lies along the north-west border. 
The two most important rivers, the Danube (Hungarian stretch: 417 km) and the Tisza (598 km) cut across the country from north to south.

The region between the Danube and Tisza rivers is flat, while the region called Transdanubia west of the Danube is undulating terrain featuring central Europe's warmest lake, the Balaton.

A range of mountains of medium height stretches across the country. West of the Danube, the Transdanubian range is 400-700 metres high, divided into the Keszthely Hills, the Bakony, Vértes, Gerecse, Pilis and Visegrád mountains. East of the Danube the Northern Mountain range rises to heights of 500-1000 meters, divided into the Börzsöny, Cserhát, Mátra, Bükk, Cserehát and Zemplén mountains.
The highest point is Kékes (1,014 m) in the Mátra Mountains.

The Hungarian "puszta" (plain) is a favourite tourist destination where the characteristic animals and ethnographic traditions can be seen in the Hortobágy National Park (Hortobagy) and in the Kiskunság National Park (Bugac, Apajpuszta, Lajosmizse) when the horse shows are held.

Climate

• The climate is temperate continental.
• Coldest month: January (-1 C°);
• Warmest month: August (21.3 C°);
• Annual sunny hours: 2038

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