Hungary & Guinea-Bissau

Hungary

Geography

• Hungary is a relatively small country in Central Europe. 
• Hungary is highly developed. 
• Hungary is participating in the globalization process.
• A common map scale for Hungary is 1:400,000

Population and migration

• The population of Hungary is 9,939,470.  
• Hungary's NIR is -0.4%.
• Hungary is stage 4 of DTM, possibly moving into stage 5.
• The Treaty of Trianon after WWI began a period of migration.
• Many ethnic Hungarians, or Magyars, were displaced and migrated.

Language

• A magyar nyelv az úgynevezett magyar=
• The Hungarian language is known as Magyar.
• Ez egyike azon kevés uráli nyelvek a világon=
• It is one of few Uralic languages in the world, 
• let alone the region. 

Culture

• Much of Hungary's population follows popular culture.
• One folk tradition of Hungary is the painting of Easter eggs.
• Busojaras, seen in the picture, is a festival to keep winter away.
• Kremes are a traditional Hungarian dessert.

ethnicity & religion

• Hungary is a nation-state, with 90% of the population Magyar
• Religious freedom is guaranteed
• Over half of people are Catholic
• 20% are Calvinist
• Most others belong to various Christian faiths or are nonreligious

Political geography

• Hungary is a compact, landlocked state. 
• It is a sovereign state with borders marked by boundaries.
• These boundaries include geometric and physical boundaries.
• There are also some cultural boundaries.
• Hungary is part of the United Nations.

Agriculture

• Agriculture forms about 16% of Hungary's economic output.
• Horticulture and beef are major exported agricultural products.

Industry

• Hungary is a rising industrial center in Central Europe
• 21% of Hungary's exports are automotive
• Other major industries include electronics and information technology

Economic development

• Hungary is highly developed economically.
• The service sector accounts for about 2/3 of the economy.
• This is the tertiary sector of the economy. 

cities

• Hungary follows the primate city model.
• Budapest is by far the largest city.
• Hungary is small and compact, so this works.

Hungary's Prime Minister

• Viktor Orban is Hungary's current prime minister.
• He was recently reelected on April 6.
• His plans seem similar to Putin's in Russia.
• He is eliminating and weakening the balance of 
• government to give himself more power.

Guinea-bissau

geography

• Guinea-Bissau is a relatively small country in West Africa.
• Hungary is considerably underdeveloped.

population

• Guinea-Bissau's population is 1,660,870
• There is an NIR of 2.5
• Infant Mortality Rate of 96 deaths per 1,000 births
• 42% of the population is under 15.

Migration

• Many Guinea-Bissauans migrate for economic opportunities
• Top destinations include France and Cote d'Ivoire.        

CUlture

• Guinea-Bissau is very diverse culturally.
• There is no real dominant group, rather hundreds of small ones
• Dominated by folk cultures, little popular cultures.

Language & Religion

• Portuguese is lingua franca, but only 11% of people know it
• Most follow traditional animistic religions. 
• The most commonly spoken language is a Portuguese creole
• This is pular, an ethnic language.                                        
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44F36jZTMgc&safe=active

political geography

• Guinea-Bissau can be considered a fragmented state with many islands
• It has a fair amount of coastline for its size.
• Most boundaries are geometric
• The boundaries are a result of colonial times, so they are superimposed
• The country can also be considered compact.

Agriculture & Industry

• Many Guinea-Bissauans live by subsistence agriculture
• Cashews are Guinea-Bissau's major export crop
• There is little industry in Guinea-Bissau

Cities

• Guinea-Bissau's largest city is Bissau.
• Most of the population is rural. 
• There are few major cities
• Guinea-Bissau follows the primate city rule.

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