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# Bulgaria

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Republic of Bulgaria Република България Republika Balgariya

Official flag | Official Coat of Arms

National information
National motto: | Съединението прави силата(Bulgarian) "Saedinenieto pravi silata"(transliteration) "Unity Makes Strength"[1]
National anthem: | Мила Родино(Bulgarian) Mila Rodino(transliteration) "Dear Motherland"
About the people
Official languages: | Bulgarian

Population:
(# of people)

- Total: 7,726,000 [1] (2005 est.)
  (ranked #93rd)
- Density: 70 per km²

Geography / Places
Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city: | Sofia
Largest city: | Sofia

Area

- Total: 110,912
  (ranked #104th)
- Water: km² (0.3%)

Politics / Government
Established: | Founded: 632 Independence: 1908
Leaders: | President: Georgi Parvanov Prime Minister: Sergey Stanishev
Economy / Money
Currency: (Name of money) | Lev
International information
Time zone: | EET: UTC +2
Telephone dialing code: | EEST: UTC +3
Internet domain: | .bg

Bulgaria is a country in South-Eastern Europe.

Bulgaria is a country in South-Eastern Europe established 632 AD. The capital and the biggest city is Sofia. The currency is the Bulgarian leva. Bulgaria is a member of the European Union. It is preparing to join the Euro zone. Therefore, Bulgaria would change over to the euro after several years. The current president is Georgi Parvanov. The population of Bulgaria is 7,8 million.

Bulgaria's official language is Bulgarian. The Bulgarian language is a Slavic language. It is related to languages like Serbian and Russian. Bulgaria became independent in 1908 from the Ottoman Empire. Bulgaria borders the Black Sea, Turkey, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Greece. One of the national heroes of Bulgaria is Vasil Levsky. His real name is Vasil Ivanov Kunchev. He was born in Karlovo in 1837.

## [edit] References

1. ↑ Bulgaria’s National Flag. Bulgarian Government (03 October 2005). Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

- Essential History of Bulgaria in Seven Pages

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Unrecognised countries: Abkhazia | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | South Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus2
1. Country partly in Asia. 2. Geographically in Asia, but often counted as part of Europe for cultural and historical reasons.

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