Republic of Bulgaria

Republic of Bulgaria Република България Republika Bǎlgariya  (Bulgarian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Съединението прави силата (Bulgarian) "Sǎedinenieto pravi silata"  (transliteration) "Unity makes strength"
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]
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)	84.8% Bulgarians 8.8% Turks 4.9% Roma 1.5% others
Religion	Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Demonym	Bulgarian
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Rumen Radev
• Prime Minister	Boyko Borisov
Legislature	National Assembly
Formation
• First Bulgarian Empire	681–1018
• Second Bulgarian Empire	1185–1396
• Principality of Bulgaria	3 March 1878
• Declaration of Independence from the Ottoman Empire	5 October 1908
• Current constitution	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)	37 medium
HDI (2015)	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 (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.