Bulgaria
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Република България Republika Balgariya |
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| National motto: | Съединението прави силата(Bulgarian) "Saedinenieto pravi silata"(transliteration) "Unity Makes Strength"[1] |
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| National anthem: | Мила Родино(Bulgarian) Mila Rodino(transliteration) "Dear Motherland" |
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| About the people | |||||
| Official languages: | Bulgarian | ||||
| Population: (# of people) | |||||
| - Total: | 7,726,000 [1] (2005 est.) (ranked 93rd) | ||||
| - Density: | 70 per km² | ||||
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| Capital city: | Sofia | ||||
| Largest city: | Sofia | ||||
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| - Total: | 110,912 (ranked 104th) | ||||
| Politics / Government | |||||
| Established: | Founded: 632 Independence: 1908 |
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| Leaders: | President: Georgi Parvanov Prime Minister: Sergey Stanishev |
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| Currency: (Name of money) |
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| Time zone: | EET: UTC +2 | ||||
| Telephone dialing code: | EEST: UTC +3 | ||||
| Internet domain: | .bg | ||||
The Republic of 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 and NATO. 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 people.
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 1878 from the Ottoman Empire. Bulgaria borders the Black Sea, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, 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.
[change] History
For 500 years, Bulgaria was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. Throughout most of the 20th century, its foreign policy was influenced by the Soviet Union. In the early 1990s, as the Soviet Union began to collapse, Bulgaria grew more independent of Soviet policy.
Within a few years of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Bulgaria had serious economic problems, and the socialist government that took power after the communists fell in 1996. But since then, Bulgaria has rebounded well. After some real economic reform and responsible money planning, the government has become more stable. Problems in the administration, a weak court system and organised crime are the biggest issues for Bulgaria.[2]
[change] References
- ↑ Bulgaria’s National Flag. Bulgarian Government (03 October 2005). Retrieved on 1 January 2007.
- ↑ CIA - The World Factbook - Bulgaria. Retrieved on 3 January 2008.
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