Hungary is the landlocked country that uses the forint and has Budapest as its capital.
The forint became Hungary’s currency in 1946, replacing the pengő after severe postwar hyperinflation. Its name comes from the Italian city of Florence, whose gold florin influenced the names of several historical currencies. The forint is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation.
Budapest lies on the Danube and was formed in 1873 by the unification of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest. The river divides the hilly western side from the flatter eastern side and has shaped the capital’s bridges, skyline, and history.
Hungary is in Central Europe and borders Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. It joined the European Union in 2004 but has retained the forint rather than adopting the euro.