General Info about Bulgaria
Location: Southeastern Europe
Territory: 110,910 square km
Boundaries: East - Black Sea (about 380 km. coastline); West - Serbia, Macedonia; North - Romania; South - Greece and Turkey
Population: 7 801 273
Capital: Sofia
Major cities: Varna, Plovdiv, Ruse, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Blagoevgrad
Official language: Bulgarian
Religion: Orthodox
Political system: Parliamentary Republic
National currency: Lev (BGN) 1.95 to the Euro
Climate: temperate - cold winters and hot summers inland, mild weather on the coast
Official holidays: March 3rd - National Holiday; May 1st - Labour Day; May 6th - Saint George's Day; May 24th - Cyrillic alphabet Day; September 22d - Independence Day; December 24th ,25th - Christmas
Measures and scales: the metric system
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz
Time zone: GMT +2
Interesting facts about Bulgaria
Did you know?
... that Bulgaria is the country with the oldest name in Europe!
... that the Bulgarian rose-oil (Bulgaria produces half of the rose oil in the world), is a component of the world-famous perfumes!
... that Bulgaria is known as the homeland of the yogurt (Lactus Bulgaricus)!
... that the famous gladiator Spartacus and the mythic singer Orpheus were born in Thrace - today's Bulgaria!
... that Bulgaria ranks third in Europe (after Italy and Greece) for the number of its valuable archaeological monuments!
... that the Bulgarians were the first to use the Cyrillic alphabet!
... that Bulgaria and Denmark were the only European countries to save their Jews during the Holocaust!
... that the Bulgarian army is the only force in the world, that has never lost a single flag!
... that the first World wrestling champion with 1500 wins and only 2 lost matches is the Balkan Lion - the legendary Dan Kolov!
... that the oldest (over 6000 years) Golden treasure in the world was found in Varna, Bulgaria!
... that the inventor of the first electronic computer John Atanassoff is of Bulgarian origins! |
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Etara open-air museum |
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Central Balkan range |
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Rila Monastery |
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Lipite beach |
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Winter landscape |
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