Hungary is a small, landlocked country in central Europe. Great economic and social changes have occurred in Hungary since the late 1940’s.

Before that time, most of the country’s income came from agriculture, and the majority of Hungarians lived in rural areas and worked on farms. But Hungary’s economy has become increasingly industrialized.

Today, manufacturing and other industries contribute more to the national income than does farming. More Hungarians now work in industry than on farms. Almost a fifth of Hungary’s people live in Budapest, the country’s capital and largest city