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Hungarians of Likit
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The Hungarian Likitians use their own flags, but the flag of Hungary is due to the recognition by Hungary.
Total population
541,000 (2016)
Regions with significant populations
 Hungary50,000
 U.S.4,100
 Australia3,200
Languages
Hungarian

The Hungarian Likitians is an ethnic group, inhabiting much of the island of Likit, an artificial island 139 km north of the Egyptian coast, located in the Mediterranean Sea.

The first Hungarian Likitians arrived from Debrecen, a small town near the Romanian border, in 1919, following the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

There are also small but significant Hungarian Likitian communities established around the world—especially in the United States of America, Australia, and mainland Hungary.

History

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First arrival of the Hungarians from the Mainland

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Following the Soviet invasion of Hungary, most Hungarians left for the artificial island what is now Likit. They brought with them Hungarian, which is spoken by most of the islanders.

Modern history (post-WW2)

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The influence of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, began the emigration to the United States, Australia and the mainland Hungary.

National symbols of Likit

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Today, the national anthem Himnusz—is the national anthem of the Likitian island. The anthem which is brought by the islanders with origin from the Hungarian-Romanian border, is played during the national days, television sign-offs, and all the national events.

Flags

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The island has adopted a separate flag, but due to the Hungarian recognition of the island, they MUST be displayed along with the flag of Hungary.

Communications

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Television in Likit

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The mainland Hungarian state-run television MTV, began broadcats to the Hungarian Likitians, in 1991. The Hungarian state-run MTV has a television and radio transmitter, which broadcasts to all of the islanders. There is only two broadcasters in the island, the other being the Likitian Television, also broadcast in Hungarian. The Hungarian Television (MTV) is available in the island via satellite and terrestrial.

Telephone numbers in Likit

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The Likit has the area code of 06 954, when dialled from Hungary, like the Northern Cyprus area code 0392. When dialled from abroad, the prefix 06 must be omitted and dialled as : [International dialing prefix] + [36] + [954] [subscriber number]. Mobile phones have the format : 96x xxx xxxx. (x can be any number).




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