Official currency: Forint (HUF)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1), CEST (UTC+2)
Electrical ratings: 230 Volts/ 50-60 Hz
Holidays:
1st January (New Year’s Day)
15th March (beginning of the Revolution and Civil War of 1848-49, National Holiday)
1st May (Labour Day, also entry to the European Union)
20th August (the foundation of the state, Saint Stephen’s Day, National and Public Holiday)
23rd October (the anniversary of the uprising and Hungarian Revolution of 1956, National Holiday)
25th-26th December (Christmas)
Easter (23rd-24th March 2008)
Pentecost (11th-12th May 2008)
1st November (All Saints’ Day)
Important telephone numbers:
Emergency Telephone Numbers (Ambulance, Fire, Police): 112; 911
National Directories: 198
Information on public transport: www.bkv.hu
Coach timetable: www.volan.hu
Rail timetable: www.elvira.hu
DICTIONARY: szotar.sztaki.hu