About Bulgaria
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Bulgaria is oldest country in Europe, with rich history!
There are beautiful Nature and hospitable people in Bulgaria.
The most attractive thing in Bulgaria is the tourism.
There are big mountains, sea, many lakes and rivers in little area.
There are many intersting historical places in Bulgaria.
The prices in Bulgaria is cheaper than other country in our area.
The air, water and food are clear and delicious.
| Република България Republika Bulgariya [1] Republic of Bulgaria
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| Motto Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian) "Suedinenieto pravi silata" (transliteration) "Union makes strength"1 |
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| Anthem Мила Родино (Bulgarian) Mila Rodino (transliteration) Dear Motherland |
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 Location of Bulgaria (orange)
– on the European continent (camel & white) |
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| Capital (and largest city) |
Sofia 42°41′N, 23°19′E |
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| Official languages | Bulgarian | |||||
| Demonym | Bulgarian | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary democracy | |||||
| - | President | Georgi Parvanov | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Sergey Stanishev | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | Founded | 681 | ||||
| - | Last previously independent state2 | 1396 |
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| - | Independence from Ottoman Empire | 1878 |
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| - | Unification with Rumelia | 1885 | ||||
| - | Recognized | 1908 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union |
January 1, 2007 | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 110,910 km² (104th) 42,823 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 7,322,858 (93rd) | ||||
| - | 2005 census | 7,718,750 | ||||
| - | Density | 70 /km² (124th) 185 /sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $87.156 billion (63th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $10,843 (65th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $26.719 billion (75th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $4,800 (80th) | ||||
| Gini? (2003) | 29.2 (low) | |||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.816 (high) (54th) |
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| Currency | Lev3 (BGN) | |||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .bg4 | |||||
| Calling code | +359 | |||||
