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Republic of Bulgaria
Република България(Bulgarian)
Republika Balgariya (transliteration)
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: Unity makes strength
Съединението прави силата(Bulgarian)
Saedinenieto pravi silata (transliteration)
Anthem: 
Mila Rodino instrumental.ogg

"Dear Motherland"
"Мила Родино"(Bulgarian)
"Mila Rodino" (transliteration)
Location of  Bulgaria  (green)– in Europe  (light-green & grey)– in the European Union  (light-green)  —  [Legend]
Location of  Bulgaria  (green)

– in Europe  (light-green & grey)
– in the European Union  (light-green)  —  [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city)
Sofia
42°41′N23°19′E / 42.683°N 23.317°E / 42.683; 23.317
Official language(s)Bulgarian
Official scriptCyrillic
Ethnic groups (2011)
GovernmentUnitaryparliamentaryrepublic
 - PresidentRosen Plevneliev
 - Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov
LegislatureNational Assembly
Independence from the Ottoman Empire
 - Principality of Bulgaria19 February 1878 
 - Declaration of Independence22 September 1908 
Area
 - Total110,994 km2 (105th)
42,823 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.3
Population
 - 2011 census7,364,570 [2] (98th)
 - Density66.2/km2 (139th)
171/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
 - Total$101.036 billion[3] (66th)
 - Per capita$13,597[3] (68th)
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
 - Total$53.514 billion[3] (72th)
 - Per capita$7,202[3] (74th)
Gini (2007)28.2[4] (low
HDI (2011)increase 0.771[5] (high) (55th)
CurrencyLev (BGN)
Time zoneEET(UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on theright
ISO 3166 codeBG
Internet TLD.bg
Calling code359

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012


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