Bulgaria
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Republic of Bulgaria
conventional short form: Bulgaria local long form: Republika Balgariya local short form: Balgariya |
| Gevernment type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
name: Sofia
geographic coordinates: 42 41 N, 23 19 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; note - the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed |
| Currency | lev (BGL) |
| Internet country code | .bg |
| Ports and terminals | Burgas, Varna |
| Agriculture products | vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock |
| Industries | electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel |
| Geography |
| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey |
| Coordinates | 43 00 N, 25 00 E |
| Continent | Europe |
| Area |
total: 110,910 sq km
land: 110,550 sq km water: 360 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 1,808 km
border countries: Greece 494 km, Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Serbia 318 km, Turkey 240 km |
| Coastline | 354 km |
| Climate | temperate; cold, damp winters; hot, dry summers |
| Terrain | mostly mountains with lowlands in north and southeast |
| Natural resources | bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
| Natural hazards | earthquakes, landslides |
| People |
| Population | 7,385,367 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census) |
| Religions | Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census) |
| Languages | Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census) |
