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Argentina

Welcome to Argentina, the “land of silver.” Famous for its gauchos, tango, and steak, the country’s capital Buenos Aires, is unsurprisingly the most visited city in South America.

Like the United States, Argentina is also considered a country of immigrants, and is referred to by Argentines as crisol de razas, meaning crucible of races, the Argentine equivalent of ‘melting pot.’ While being a highly multicultural country, significant European influences are still seen in architecture, fashion, and design.

Argentina is a federal constitutional republic and representative democracy. The country’s official and most spoken language is Spanish. English is taught since Elementary school, and a little less than half of Argentines claim to speak it.

The country guarantees freedom of religion, although Roman Catholicism is the most practiced religion in the country.

HUNGARY

Welcome to Hungary, a land of thermal water and rich folk crafts traditions.

Hungary is a home to the largest thermal water cave system and the second-largest thermal lake in the world. Naturally, a passion for spa culture and Hungarian history have been intertwined from the very beginning.

Hungary is also famous for its excellent mathematics education, which has trained numerous outstanding world-famous scientists. The country has produced thirteen Hungarian Nobel prize winners, and their many inventions include the Rubik’s cube!

Since 1989, Hungary has been a multiparty government and a parliamentary democracy with elected representatives. 99% of the country’s population speak Hungarian, also known as Magyar, and speak it as a first language. Thereafter English and German are the most widely spoken foreign languages at respectively 16% and 11%.

Hungary is historically a Christian country. Now, half of Hungarians are Roman Catholic, followed by Calvinists, Lutherans, and Jews.

ROMANIA

Welcome to Romania, land of great natural beauty and diversity, and a rich cultural heritage. It is situated in the north of the Balkan Peninsula on the western shores of the Black Sea.

Romania is governed on the basis of multi-party democratic system and the segregation of the legislative, executive, and judicial powers. It is a semi-presidential republic where executive functions are held by both the government and the president.

While Romania is a secular state and has no state religion, around 90% of the population identify themselves as Eastern Orthodox Christians.

The official and most spoken language is Romanian, an Eastern Romance language that shares some features with other Romance languages such as Italian, French, and Spanish. English and French are the main foreign languages taught in schools.