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Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria is a country
in Southeastern Europe.It borders five countries: Romania
to the north mostly along the Danube, Serbia and the Republic
of Macedonia to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south,
as well as the Black Sea, which makes up its entire eastern
border.
Bulgaria is situated in a region once inhabited by the ancient
Thracians and later by Greeks and Romans, and is a successor
of a powerful European medieval empire which at times covered
most of the Balkans and spread its culture and literature
among the Slavic peoples of Eastern Europe.five
centuries of Ottoman rule, Bulgaria was reestablished as a
constitutional monarchy in 1878. Part of the Eastern Bloc
after World War II, today Bulgaria is a democratic, unitary,
constitutional republic, a member of the European Union and
NATO.
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| Motto : |
"Suedinenieto pravi silata" |
| Anthem : |
Mila Rodino |
| Capital : |
Sofia (42°41'N, 23°19'E ) |
| Official Languages : |
Bulgarian |
| Demonym : |
Bulgarian |
| Government : |
Parliamentary democracy |
| Formation |
| Founded : |
681 |
| Last previously independent state
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1422 |
| Independence from Ottoman Empire
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1878 |
| Recognized : |
1908 |
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Area : |
110,910 km² (104th) 42,823 sq mi |
Water(%) : |
0.3 |
Population : |
7,679,290 (93rd) estimate |
Density : |
70 /km² (124th) |
GDP
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Total : |
$87.156 billion (63th) |
Percapita : |
$10,843 (65th) |
Currency : |
Lev (BGN) |
Time Zone : |
EET (UTC+2) |
Internet TLD : |
.bg |
Calling Code : |
+359 |
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