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Bulgary

Republic of Bulgaria
Република България
Republika Bǎlgariya
  (Bulgarian)
Flag of Bulgaria
Coat of arms of Bulgaria
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: 
Anthem: 
Мила Родино  (Bulgarian)
Mila Rodino  (transliteration)
Dear Motherland
Location of  Bulgaria  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Bulgaria  (dark green)

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Sofia
42°41′N 23°19′E / 42.683°N 23.317°E / 42.683; 23.317
Official languages Bulgarian
Official script Cyrillic
Ethnic groups (2011)
Religion Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Demonym Bulgarian
Government Unitary parliamentary republic
• President
Rumen Radev
Ognyan Gerdzhikov
Legislature National Assembly
Formation
681–1018
1185–1396
3 March 1878
• Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
5 October 1908
13 July 1991
• European Union accession
1 January 2007
Area
• Total
110,994 km2 (42,855 sq mi) (105th)
• Water (%)
0.3
Population
• 31 December 2016 estimate
7,101,859 (100th)
• Density
64.9/km2 (168.1/sq mi) (95th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$144.598 billion (76th)
• Per capita
$20,327 (62nd)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$52.418 billion (81st)
• Per capita
$7,369 (75th)
Gini (2015) Negative increase 37
medium
HDI (2015) Increase 0.794
high · 56th
Currency Lev (BGN)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)
EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Calling code +359
ISO 3166 code BG
Internet TLD .bg

Coordinates: 42°45′N 25°30′E / 42.750°N 25.500°E / 42.750; 25.500

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Bulgaria (Listeni/bʌlˈɡɛəriə, bʊl-/; Bulgarian: България, tr. Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Република България, tr. Republika Bǎlgariya, pronounced [rɛˈpublikɐ bɐɫˈɡarijɐ]), is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's 16th-largest country.


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