Budapest is in Hungary.
Budapest ( [ ˈbudɒpɛʃt ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary and one of the largest cities in the European Union . Budapest is both a city and county , and forms the centre of the Budapest Metropolitan Area , which has an area of 7,626 km2 and a population of 3.3 million , comprising 33 percent of the population of Hungary . Budapest metropolitan area . As of 2014 the Budapest metropolitan area , with its 7,626 km ² ( 2,944 sq mi ) , extends significantly beyond Budapest 's administrative region ( encompasses 193 settlements around the city ) , a region also commonly referred to as Central Hungary . Hungary ( [ ˈhʌŋɡəri ] Magyarország [ ˈmɒɟɒrorsaːɡ ] ) is a unitary parliamentary republic in Central Europe .