Bulgaria general information
Bulgaria general information
population: 7973671
area: 110993 sq. km
language: Bulgarian
religion: orthodox
summer temperatures: 26° to 3o°c
winter temperatures: -5° to 5°c
Time zone: GMT +2 (Apr-sept GMT +3)
country dialing code: 00359
internet country code: .bg
capital: Sofia (Pop.1173881)
Bulgaria Location and Territory
Bulgaria is located in South-Eastern Europe and occupies the Eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. To the North, the country borders on Romania via the Danube River, to the East it touches the Black Sea, its southern neighbours are Turkey and Greece, and to the West it borders on the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia and Monte Negro. The total territory of the country is 110 993 sq. km and Bulgaria ranks 15th in size among the other European countries.
Bulgaria Administrative Devision
28 regions and 262 municipalities.
Capital
Sofia (1 173 988 citizens)
Principal Cities:
Plovdiv (338 302), Varna (320 668), Bourgas (209 479), Rousse (178 435), Stara Zagora (167 708), Pleven (149 174), Sliven (136 148), Dobrich (100 000), Shumen (104 473), Pernik (104 626), Yambol (82 656), Haskovo (99181).
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