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Budapest (pronounced Budapesht) is the capitol of Hungary, and the country's political, cultural, commercial, industrial and transportation hub. The official language spoken is Hungarian, only related to the Finnish language (both languages are in the Finno-Ugric language group).
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Budapest had 2,421,831 inhabitants in 2005, steadily rising (this number doesn't count the number of people commuting to Budapest for jobs and shopping). Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with the joining of three cities, Buda and Obuda on the west bank of the river Danube, and Pest on the east bank of the river, on the 17th of November 1873. Budapest has various nicknames given to the city for its rare beauty and the heroic fight of its residents for freedom, exhibited by the examples of the revolutions in 1526 (against the Turkish invasion of the Osman Empire); 1848 (against Habsburg oppression), 1956 (against communist terror), and most recently, the role Hungary played in ending the era of communist oppression and Russian occupation, during which Hungary was (erroneously) referred to as a member of the Eastern Block. It was erroneous because Hungary lies directly smack dang in the middle of Central Europe (but the term "Eastern Block" was a military, strategic, and political expression, rather than a true geographic location). Some of the nicknames lovingly given to Budapest are: "Pearl of the Danube;" "Queen of the Danube;" "Heart of Europe;" "Capital of Freedom;" the "Athens of the Eastern Block"and "Paris on the Danube." After the collapse of the communist regime in Hungary 1989 the country returned to its pre-WWII capitalistic economy and today its commercial / business life is more flourishing than ever. [In this picture you can see the Royal Palace of Buda, sitting atop the hill and overlooking the river Danube, for centuries. In the evening, the Palace is illuminated. Hotel Hilton Budapest is built in the palace territory, incorporating elements of chapel ruins from the middle ages].
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