Republic of Bulgaria
Република България
Republika Bǎlgariya (Bulgarian) |
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Motto:
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Location of Bulgaria (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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Capital and largest city |
Sofia 42°41′N 23°19′E / 42.683°N 23.317°E |
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Official languages | Bulgarian | ||||
Official script | Cyrillic | ||||
Ethnic groups (2011) |
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Religion | Bulgarian Orthodox Church | ||||
Demonym | Bulgarian | ||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | ||||
Rumen Radev | |||||
Ognyan Gerdzhikov | |||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
Formation | |||||
681–1018 | |||||
1185–1396 | |||||
3 March 1878 | |||||
• Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire
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5 October 1908 | ||||
13 July 1991 | |||||
• European Union accession
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1 January 2007 | ||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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110,994 km2 (42,855 sq mi) (105th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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0.3 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 31 December 2016 estimate
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7,101,859 (100th) | ||||
• Density
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64.9/km2 (168.1/sq mi) (95th) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$144.598 billion (76th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$20,327 (62nd) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$52.418 billion (81st) | ||||
• Per capita
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$7,369 (75th) | ||||
Gini (2015) |
37 medium |
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HDI (2015) |
0.794 high · 56th |
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Currency | Lev (BGN) | ||||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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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
– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
Bulgaria (i/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.