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__ INTRODUCTION __ Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a little smaller than the state of Indiana. Its total area is 93,028 square kilometers. Its capital is Budapest, which is separated into two sections, Buda and Pest, the border being the river Danube. Budapest is seen as a beautiful travel destination, but the air and water are highly polluted, as with most major cities in Hungary. The population of Hungary is 9,958,453, as of July 2012. The people are relatively healthy, and only 6 in 1,000 children under five years old are underweight. 68% of the population lives in urban areas. 99.2% of males are literate and 98.9% of females are literate. The climate is similar to that of the United States, with cold, cloudy winters and warm, humid summers. The terrain is mostly flat, with low mountains near the Slovakian border. The government is a parliamentary democracy, and there is a serious public debt issue. Their leader is a Prime Minister, Viktor Orbin. Hungary has several large sources of water, including the River Danube, which is the second longest river in Central Europe, the River Tisza, and Lake Balaton, which is the largest lake in Central Europe. The main environmental problems in Hungary are air and water pollution, and they are very serious. These problems have developed, been made known to the public, and, now, need badly to be fixed. (CIA and UNDP websites) __ BODY __ Environmental Problems Implementation of Solutions __ CONCLUSION __ Hungary has several programs, like the Clean Air Action Group, that are trying to solve air pollution problems. EEA and Norway grants have given Hungary several million Euros to get rid of some pollution in areas around Lake Balaton. “Energia Klub”, a government-run organization, has come up with a strategy to start using resources like solar energy instead of fossil fuels and completely switch over to more sustainable energy by 2050.
 * Water Quality
 * o River Danube, River Tisza, Lake Balaton
 * Air Pollution (Possible Annotation topics)
 * Waste Management
 * o Red Sludge Issue (can include pictures!)
 * Renewable Resources
 * o Bicycle Program
 * Reduction of Population
 * Any Other Solutions (You may want to do a few annotations on those)

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