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Bulgaria Facts and History

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Interesting facts about Bulgaria

  • Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria
  • Form of Government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [240])
  • President: Rosen Plevneliev (2012)
  • Prime Minister: Boyko Borisov (2014)
  • GDP: 68.56 billion USD (2019)
  • Capital: Sofia
  • Population: 7 million (2019)
  • Official Languages: Bulgarian
  • Currency: Bulgarian lev
  • Timezone: GMT+3
  • Area: 110,994 km²
  • Dialing Code: +359
  • Major Mountain Ranges: Belasitsa,Belasitsa,Bohovska planina,Cherna gora,Chudinska planina,Elovishka planina
  • Major Rivers: Archar River,Arda,Batova reka,Bistritsa,Deleynska reka,Erma
  • Ethnicity/race: Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.)
  • Continent: Europe
  • Border Countries: This is useful, given the relations between Bulgaria and the neighboring countries: Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.

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National Symbols of Bulgaria

  • National Anthem: Mila Rodino
  • National Animal: lion
  • National Flower: Rose
  • National Tree: maple tree
  • National Dress: nosiya
  • National Poet: Botev
  • National Game: Weightlifting
  • National Mountain: Rila Mountains