Resources and Climate

You can find coal, natural gas, perlite (porous mineral mined from volcanic glass; used in soil mixes to make it drain well, and to keep it from getting compacted), and bauxite (aluminum ore) in Hungary. Hungary is the 6th highest producer of perlite in the world. Hungary also has plenty of water, and fertile soil.

The four seasons in Hungary allow for agriculture, and farming.

Tourists visit the country for a lot of reasons, but they specifically come to visit the 1,500 thermal spas. Hungary has many natural thermal springs.

Tourists also come to see the beautiful capital city, Budapest.

The Hungarian currency is called forint. One forint equals 0.0033 U.S. Dollar.

Precipitation is not abundant, but happens all year round. It snows and sleets in winter. Hungary has 4 seasons just like the U.S. They have a very warm summer. Spring and autumn are mild, and winters are fairly cold. The coldest month in Budapest is January, and the average lowest temperature is 25°F. The warmest month in Budapest is July, and the highest average temperature is 81°F. The average precipitation total is 24 inches per year.

The national flower of Hungary is the tulip, which was imported from Turkey in the fifteenth century. Hungary is famous for paprika, a smoky but not too hot pepper.

There are many interesting Hungarian animals such as the Hungarian Vizsla, a breed of dog that came with the Magyars to the Danube valley. The Komondor is an unusual looking Hungarian sheepdog with long white dreadlocks, weighing over 100 pounds, bred to guard livestock and property. The Mangalica pig is a Hungarian hybrid of the European wild boar and a Serbian pig breed, It has a thick, curly coat of hair.