Budapest (pronounced /ˈbuːdəpɛst/, also /ˈbʊdəpɛst/, /ˈbjuːdəpɛst/ or /ˈbuːdəpɛʃt/; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbudɒpɛʃt] ( listen); names in other languages) is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2009, Budapest had 1,712,210 inhabitants,down from a mid-1980s peak of 2.1 million. The Budapest Commuter Area is home to 3,271,110 people.The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi) within the city limits. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with a unification on 17 November 1873 of right (west)-bank Buda and Óbuda with left (east)-bank Pest.
Population by denominations:[42]
Roman Catholic - 808,460 (45.5%, 67.4% in 1880)
Calvinist - 224,169 (12.6%, 6.1% in 1880)
Lutheran - 46,449 (2.6%, 5.5% in 1880)
Greek Catholic - 28,901 (1.6%)
Jewish - 9,468 (0.5%, 19.7% in 1880, see: Judapest)
Atheist - 347,209 (19.5%)
Others (mainly Christian) - 26,681
No answer (unknown) - 286,584
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